Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
1249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which his Department availed of services, consultancy and-or advices from a company, details supplied, in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and his Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28199/23]
View answerMy Department's total expenditure for consultancy services availed of from PwC in the past ten years (2013 – 2023) is as per the table attached.
It is the policy in the Department only to engage the services of external consultants where highly specialised skills are not available within the Department and, in particular, when such an approach is felt to be more appropriate and cost-effective.
|
Supplier |
Date |
Value of Contract |
Duration of Contract |
Details of Contract |
|
PWC |
12/12/2022 |
€61,461.46 |
Maximum of 8 weeks |
Review of business case for Relocation NMH |
|
PWC |
30/11/2022 |
€98,338.50 |
1 year |
Non-consultant hospital doctor (NCHD) taskforce project management |
