Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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704. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure on consultancy by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2017; the number of consultants engaged by his Department in those years; the names of the consultancy companies awarded contracts; and the steps which have been taken to reduce the expenditure on consultancy and the reliance on consultants by his Department in these years and for the future. [15193/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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It is the policy of my Department only to engage the services of external consultants where it is felt appropriate and cost-effective, taking account of Government decisions and policy including procurement protocols on the matter. Expenditure on the engagement of consultants is paid from the Department's A7 budget.

The table details such expenditure for each of the years 2015 to 2017:

The table details consultant A7 expenditure by the Department between 2015 and 2017: