3346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred by her Department and the Health Service Executive, separately, on external consultancy and advisory services for each contract; the name of the consultancy firm or supplier; the title and purpose of the contract; the relevant Department or HSE division; the amount paid in each year; the number of personnel assigned to the contract and their equivalent whole-time-equivalent commitment or, where this was not specified, the number of contracted and delivered person-days, in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55864/26]

The information requested by the Deputy is not immediately available. My Department is currently collating the information requested and a reply will issue directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

I have asked the HSE to reply directly to the Deputy on the part of the question referring to expenditure incurred by the HSE on external consultancy and advisory services, and their response will issue as soon as possible.