Mairéad Farrell
Question:61. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46935/21]
View answerWednesday, 29 September 2021
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The total expenditure on external contractors and outsourcing for my Department was €543,161.31 in 2018 and €389,863.51 in 2019. There was no expenditure on consultancy services in this period.
This expenditure is for a wide range of services including foreign travel management services; IT support providers; managed print services and cleaning services.
My Department liaises closely with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) on all matters related to public procurement and avails of OGP framework agreements, where appropriate, when engaging external contractors. All areas of expenditure are monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure that value for money is being achieved.