The information requested by the Deputy in respect of work carried out by consultants on behalf of my Department and on behalf of the national cultural institutions under the direct control of my Department and the amounts paid in respect of that work since June 1997, is set out below. The information does not include consultants engaged on operational projects form time to time, such as engineers, architects or archaeologists. It also does not contain details of consultants appointed by other agencies (such as local authorities) for which my Department provides funding.