Liam Quaide
Question:865. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the assessment that was undertaken by the HSE before awarding the €8,181,530 a contract (details supplied) to establish whether the work could be carried out by staff within the HSE, eHealth Ireland, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, her Department or other public bodies; the specific skills or capacity gaps that required the use of an external consultancy firm; whether a cost comparison was carried out between external consultancy and direct recruitment or secondment of public-sector staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51860/26]
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