Dermot Ahern
Ceist:337 Mr. D. Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the overall cost of private consultancies engaged by his Department in each of the years since 1987; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6436/96]
Written Answers. - Departmental Consultancy Costs.
The information sought by the Deputy is presented in the following table. The data has been extracted from the Appropriation Accounts for the years in question. The figures for 1987 to 1992, inclusive, relate to expenditure on consultancy services by the Departments of Industry and Commerce and Labour while the figures for the years 1993 to 1995 relate to expenditure by the Department of Enterprise and Employment.
|
Year |
Expenditure |
|
£ |
|
|
1987 |
244,825 |
|
1988 |
282,168 |
|
1989 |
360,568 |
|
1990 |
257,396 |
|
1991 |
1,118,499 |
|
1992 |
889,000 |
|
1993 |
364,000 |
|
1994 |
159,000 |
|
1995 |
381,000 |
|
(unaudited) |