Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
459. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the agencies under the remit of her Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by her Department and agencies under her remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6045/22]
View answerDetails of the consultancy payment made by my Department in relation to Covid-19 are set out in the following table. There were no COVID-19 related consultancy payments made in 2020 and none to date in 2022.
|
Consultancy |
Spend |
|
Consultancy Support in the setting up of PUP Scheme Area and in establishing the Central Jobseeker Processing Unit - 2021 |
€122,508 |
The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. There was no COVID-19 related consultancy expenditure incurred by these bodies in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022.
