Consultancy Contracts Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 October 2012

Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Questions (149, 150, 151)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

149. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 the total amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; the nature of the work concerned; the fees paid to each consultant; if the matter was advertised for competitive tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

150. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility for the obtaining of advice from a senior or junior counsel and or a firm of solicitors; the subject matter for which advice was sought; the names of the barristers' and solicitors' firms concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned; if in each case the matter was advertised for competitive tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45317/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

151. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of all companies or persons providing an external professional service to his Department such as ICT, legal advice, advertising, project management and including any other external professional service not listed; the amount invoiced by each company to him over the past 12 months, in tabular form. [45334/12]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 to 151, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to all three questions put down for answer today is not immediately available for my Department and its offices. Collation of the material on all aspects involves significant input for my Department and the offices and it has not, despite best efforts, been possible within the short timeframe for reply to collate all of the information requested.

I can commit however to providing all of the information directly to the Deputy within a short timeframe.