Thomas P. Broughan
Question:474 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the use of outside consultants by local authorities in areas in which they already have internal expertise; if he has issued any guidelines to local authorities across the country in this regard; his further views on the use of consultants (details supplied) at a reported cost of €250,000 by Dublin City Council for advice on tendering for waste collection services when DCC have carried out this function for more than a century and have significant in-house expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/12]
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