Consultancy Contracts Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Ceisteanna (2723)

Jack Chambers

Ceist:

2723. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his Department's expenditure on external consultancy in 2017 and to date in 2018. [34268/18]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

The information requested on expenditure by my Department on external consultancy in 2017 and to date in 2018 is set out in the following table.

	2017	2018
Consultancy Expenditure	€0.436m	€0.480m

External consultancy services are only availed of by my Department in circumstances where necessary work cannot be carried out within the resources/expertise available to the Department.  In availing of such services, every effort is made to ensure maximum value for money and the keeping of expenditure to the minimum necessary to achieve the relevant objectives.