Bernard Allen
Question:162 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the amount paid in legal fees by her Department in 1999, 2000, 2001 and to date in 2002; to whom payment was made; and the amount of payment in each case. [10078/02]
Written Answers. - Departmental Legal Fees.
Expenditure by my Department in relation to legal fees in 1999, 2000 and 2001 is as follows:
|
€ |
|
|
1999 |
2,465,241 |
|
2000 |
1,703,481 |
|
2001 |
3,007,412 |
|
2002 |
28,302 |
A breakdown of these figures follows.
|
Recipient |
IR£ |
€ |
|
1999 |
||
|
Kilroys Solicitors |
16,936 |
21,504 |
|
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
1,145,000 |
1,453,850 |
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
28,285 |
35,915 |
|
County Registrar Circuit Court |
17,501 |
22,222 |
|
Philpott Creedon & Co |
7,555 |
9,593 |
|
Charles Murphy |
50 |
63 |
|
Chief State Solicitor |
312,478 |
396,817 |
|
Denton Wilde Sapte |
228,056 |
289,572 |
|
Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
21,019 |
26,701 |
|
Skadden Arps |
109,000 |
138,400 |
|
A&L Goodbody |
55,605 |
70,604 |
|
Total |
1,941,485 |
2,465,241 |
|
Recipient |
IR£ |
€ |
|
2000 |
||
|
Mason Solicitors |
74,450 |
94,533 |
|
Judge Sean O'Leary |
1,876 |
2,382 |
|
Kilroy's Solicitors |
5,542 |
7,037 |
|
Mason, Hayes & Curran |
66,980 |
85,047 |
|
William Fry & Co |
75,625 |
96,024 |
|
J Ryan |
50 |
63 |
|
John O'Rourke |
50 |
63 |
|
Melissa Swartz |
125 |
159 |
|
Milo Keane |
100 |
127 |
|
A&L Goodbody |
77,582 |
98,509 |
|
Philpott Creedon & Co |
190,616 |
242,032 |
|
Denton Wilde Sapte |
49,160 |
62,420 |
|
Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
42,506 |
53,971 |
|
Skadden Arps |
756,939 |
961,114 |
|
Total |
1,341,601 |
1,703,481 |
|
2001 |
||
|
Matheson, Ormsby Prentice |
734,442 |
932,548 |
|
Mason Solicitors |
425,810 |
540,666 |
|
Ernst & Young |
339,592 |
431,193 |
|
Kilroys Solicitors |
49,895 |
63,354 |
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
103,644 |
131,601 |
|
William Fry Solicitors |
63,000 |
79,994 |
|
Linklaters & Alliance |
508,023 |
645,056 |
|
McCann Fitzgerald |
27,930 |
35,812 |
|
William Doyle |
200 |
254 |
|
Patents Office |
140 |
178 |
|
Gerry Dolphin |
50 |
63 |
|
Noel O'Brien |
200 |
254 |
|
Richard Cormack |
2,499 |
3,173 |
|
Chief State Solicitor |
6,859 |
8,709 |
|
Philip Lee Solicitors |
2,376 |
3,017 |
|
Denton Wilde Sapte |
16,690 |
21,192 |
|
Carley & Co. Sols |
360 |
457 |
|
Skadden Arps |
56,420 |
71,639 |
|
A&L Goodbody |
30,126 |
38,252 |
|
Total |
2,368,256 |
3,007,412 |
|
2002 |
||
|
Kilroys |
7,305 |
9,276 |
|
William Fry Solicitors |
14,984 |
19,026 |
|
Total |
22,289 |
28,302 |