Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014
93. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49171/14]
View answerA large portion of my Department's expenditure on external IT service providers relates to the ongoing support, maintenance and occasional enhancement of the systems acquired for the provision of pension payment, banking and financial management services. This expenditure is non-discretionary and the associated contract costs are generally fixed at a percentage of the initial software acquisition costs.
