1191. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the expenditure incurred by her Government Department on external consultancy services in each of the past five years, broken down by consultancy firm, project and amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61335/26]

Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually in respect of the previous year and published online, at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/. The data in respect of 2026 will be published online in Q1 2027.