199 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will provide the details on the number of consultancy contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) since 2006 by each Government and State agency giving the title of each assignment, the duration of the contract and the financial consideration for each assignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2982/11]

The following table sets out details of cost and purpose of the three contracts awarded to Indecon Economic Consultants by my Department since 1 January 2006 to date. Details of contracts entered into by Agencies under the remit of my Department are a day-to-day function for the Agency concerned.

For each of the three contracts concerned, Indecon Consultants were contracted to undertake a specific piece of work for my Department and the contract concluded once the Department was satisfied that the work undertaken had been performed satisfactorily.