Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
828. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6031/22]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that my Department engaged one consultant since 2020 in relation to COVID-19, details of which are set out below.
|
Name of COVID-19 related Consultancy Contract |
Reason |
Cost€ |
|
UCC Pilot Study c/o professor John Wenger |
Investigation on air quality measurements for a pilot study in a meat processing plant |
7,500 |
As regards the 12 State Agencies under the aegis of the Department, the placing of such contracts is an operational issue for the agencies themselves and I have referred the question to them for direct reply.
