Departmental Expenditure

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Ceisteanna (517)

Albert Dolan

Ceist:

517. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for her Department and for each aegis body; and if they provide the total consultancy and adviser fees by the Section 1.5 categories for each of the past five years for her Department and for each aegis body, respectively; and the internal controls that are in place to ensure that these category-level disclosures are made annually and that procurement of such services complies with applicable competitive tendering rules, in tabular form. [55364/25]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Education and Youth

Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually in respect of previous years and published online at https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/.

The information in respect of state bodies under the aegis of my Department and within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. State bodies have been provided with the question and have been asked to respond directly to the Deputy.

Procurement contract details are recorded in my Department's Contracts Register, which is reviewed by regularly to assess accumulated spend and compliance. Webinars and guidance materials are provided to relevant staff to support them in meeting procurement law requirements.