133. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication, and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [3770/16]

The names of external reports commissioned by my Department and Offices of my Department, the costs, the date of commission, the date or expected date of publication and the name of the external consultants are set out below for the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and to 26 January 2016.

The data in respect of 2014 includes research and analysis which was commissioned by Forfás prior to the date of its integration into my Department in August 2014, and for which my Department held the 2014 budget. This research and analysis has subsequently been carried out in the Strategic Policy Division in my Department.

1 st January – 26 th January 2016

1 st January – 31st December 2015

January – December 2014

January – December 2013

January – December 2012

March – December 2011