Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2006
448 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of expenditure on consultancy by her Department in 2003, 2004 and 2005; the number of consultants engaged by her Department in those years; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by her Department in these years and for the future. [41715/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department follows the Department of Finance guidelines in relation to the engagement of consultants. Our policy remains to deploy in-house resources wherever possible with the objective of minimising any requirement for consultancies.
Details of the expenditure by my Department for the years 2003-2005 on consultancy are as follows:
|
Year |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
Expenditure |
616,985.72 |
684,741.82 |
243,083.94 |
|
Number of Contracts |
22 |
26 |
17 |
