Olivia Mitchell
Question:318 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the doubling of the cost of the Dunne inquiry in the six months to June 2004. [19417/04]
View answerTuesday, 29 June 2004
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In reply to a parliamentary question on 19 November 2003, I informed the House that as at 31 October 2003, the post mortem inquiry chaired by Anne Dunne SC, had incurred costs of €7.237 million. This figure included the fees of the chairman and legal staff in the inquiry and administrative salaries and costs.
In reply to a parliamentary question on 15 June 2004, I advised that the cost of the inquiry was €15.3 million at the end of May 2004. The latter figure includes expenditure under a number of headings that were not covered in the earlier reply. The following is a breakdown of the expenditure of €15.3 million.
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1. |
Premises/Furniture/Equipment/Services/Rental |
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Fit out of premises |
750,809 |
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Furniture, supplies, systems and services. |
440,000 |
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Rental Payments |
839,846 |
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Sub-Total |
2,030,655 |
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2. |
Legal Fees |
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Inquiry Team fees to end May, 2004 |
6,180,855 |
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Kelly Noone Solicitors to Parents for Justice |
667,704 |
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Departments legal fees |
3,871 |
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Sub-Total |
6,852,430 |
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3. |
Administrative costs |
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Salaries, of Inquiry Staff, heat, power, light, maintenance, cleaning, security etc. to end May 2004 |
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Sub-Total |
2,027,448 |
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4. |
Health Service Costs |
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Grant to Eastern Regional Health Authority towards expenditure associated with Post Mortem Inquiry 2000-2003 |
3,810,000 |
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Grant to Parents for Justice |
650,811 |
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Total |
15,371,344 |