Jim O'Keeffe
Ceist:275 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount spent on consultants in each year from 1997 to 2005 and to date in 2006. [43218/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 13 December 2006
Ceisteanna (247)
Freagraí scríofa
Details of the expenditure by my Department for the years 1997-2006 on consultancy involving the provision of advice or the drawing up of an external report are set out in the following table. The provision of a service by an external resource, due to lack of internal skills or resources is treated as contracting or outsourcing and is not included in these figures.
|
Year |
Payments £/€ |
|
1997 |
£373,630 |
|
1998 |
£263,067 |
|
1999 |
£500,797 |
|
2000 |
£246,970 |
|
2001 |
£455,718 |
|
2002 |
€484,038 |
|
2003 |
€616,986 |
|
2004 |
€684,742 |
|
2005 |
€243,084 |
|
2006 (To date) |
€280,645 |