Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004
112 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount spent by his Department on legal advice and lawyers in each of past three years; and the amount paid out in legal proceedings against his Department, including cases settled prior to coming to court in each of the past three years, omitting expenses relating to tribunals of inquiry. [5462/04]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the following table:
|
Year |
Legal Advice & Lawyers |
Legal Proceedings including Settlements |
|
€ |
€ |
|
|
2001 |
1,022,134.75 |
1,577,380.25 |
|
2002 |
1,077,987.49 |
1,779,218.25 |
|
2003 |
324,639.95 |
6,423,772.50* |
|
2004 (to date) |
— |
13,534.00 |
*This includes a figure of €5,045,000.00 for settlement of civil service-wide equality pay claim taken by the Civil and Public Service Union.
113 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the anticipated increases in phone costs to his Department after recent phone rental price rises. [5494/04]
View answerThe financial impact for my Department of the change in line rental will be an increase of some €24,000 in 2004.
