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Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2010

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

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P. J. Sheehan

Question:

97 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Taoiseach the amount paid by his Department in legal fees for each of the years from 2000 to date in 2010; the amount paid in legal fees by each of the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29179/10]

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The amount paid by my Department in Legal Fees from 2000 to the 31st May 2010 is detailed in the following table.

Year

Department Spend

2000

2001

3,893

2002

2003

32,887

2004

8,616

2005

13,609*

2006

56,006

2007

12,197*

2008

159,677*

2009

51,843

To end May in 2010

29,846

*175,179 of this spend relates to spend for the Commission of Investigation.

The amount paid by agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department, other then the Tribunals and Commission of Inquiry from 2000 to the 31st May 2010 is detailed in the following table.

Year

National Forum on Europe

Central Statistics Office

National Economic and Social Development Office

2000

2001

2002

2,704

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

26,710

2008

1,706

29,876

2009

To end May in 2010

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