Pearse Doherty
Ceist:
16. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra
Unfortunately, the information sought by the Deputy could not be collated in the timeframe provided. My officials will collate same and I will arrange to have this data provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Orders.
Re: Parliamentary Question Number 16 of 06 February 2025 To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer to the above-referenced Parliamentary Question for which it was not possible to provide a reply within the available timeframe.
The table below provides details of each time this Department enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ for annual reporting. There are three bodies under the aegis of my Department; the Army Pensions Board, the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces and the External Oversight Body of the Defence Forces (EOB), which was placed on a Statutory basis on 1 December 2024. Expenditure incurred in relation to the EOB, including prior to that date, is included in the table below.
