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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Oct 1996

Vol. 470 No. 7

Written Answers. - Consultancy Costs.

Seán Ryan

Ceist:

228 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will provide details of expenditure on consultancy in his Department in 1995 or the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will provide an analysis of this expenditure as a proportion of staffing and administration costs. [19725/96]

Seán Ryan

Ceist:

229 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will give details of the overall expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 1985, 1990 and 1995, or the most recent year for which completed figures are available; and if he will provide an analysis of these figures as a proportion of overall staffing and administration costs for each of these years. [19726/96]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together.

The details requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department, since its establishment in January 1993, are set out in the following table:

1993

1994

1995

Consultancy costs (Subhead A7)

£122,048

£303,090

£84,255

Consultancy as percentage of overall staffing and administration costs

4.1%

8.6%

2.3%

Seán Ryan

Ceist:

230 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will provide details of expenditure on consultancy in his Department in 1995 or the most recent year for which figures are available; and if he will provide an analysis of this expenditure as a proportion of staffing and administration costs. [19725/96]

Seán Ryan

Ceist:

231 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment if he will give details of the overall expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 1985, 1990 and 1995, or the most recent year for which completed figures are available; and if he will provide an analysis of these figures as a proportion of overall staffing and administration costs for each of these years. [19726/96]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 231 together.

The information requested by the Deputy is only available in respect of my Department since its establishment in 1993. However, I have included figures in the following table in respect of the former Department of Industry and Commerce for the years 1985 and 1990 since it formed the major part of my Department on its formation.

1995

1985

1990

Staffing and Administration

£17,234,000

£10,195,602

£12,280,861

Consultancy

£381,140

£535,282

£250,224

Consultancy as a percentage of Staffing and Administration

2.21%

5.25%

2.04%

The details of expenditure in 1995 are:

£

Actuarial

85,971

Legal

2,733

Music Copyright

4,500

Aer Lingus Task Force

7,000

Sunday Trading Study

6,050

Study of Steel Prices

2,662

Strategic Management

20,067

Irish Steel Consultancy

248,607

Insurance Market Issues

3,550

Total

381,140

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