Departmental Consultations

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Ceisteanna (36)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

36. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [41784/24]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Defence

My Department is currently compiling the information requested by the Deputy and will respond fully as soon as the information is complete.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.

I refer to the above-referenced Parliamentary Question. While the information requested was not immediately available at the time, the information has now been compiled and is set out in the attached table. PQ 41784/24

- To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by his Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form.

The table below sets out the total amount of consultancy fees incurred by my Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024:

Year	Amount Spent
2014	€163,777
2015	€149,372
2016	€120,700
2017	€241,507
2018	€237,921
2019	€188,538
2020	€276,543
2021	€265,593
2022	€253.735
2023	€903,569
2024 to October 16th	€733,100