Departmental Contracts Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2017

Thursday, 22 June 2017

Questions (215)

Bríd Smith

Question:

215. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the monetary value of all work contracted out under the aegis of her Department to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff, disciplinary procedures and workplace related issues such as allegations of bullying and so on or dignity at work issues in each of the years 2015 and 2016. [29344/17]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The cost of all work including investigations, completed by external agencies/consultants during 2015 and 2016 in the areas of human resources and industrial relations contracted out by my Department and by the bodies that come under its aegis are outlined in the following table.

* €168,216 relates to a one-off project on Internal Change Management