Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2010
194 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/10]
View answerThe amount paid by my Department in legal fees for 2008 was €164,801, for 2009 was €157,626 and to date in 2010 is €123,049.
195 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation when the undertaking was given to provide public funds to an organisation (details supplied) in regard to Your Country Your Call; the funds that have been provided and under what heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45462/10]
View answerYour Country, Your Call aimed to identify proposals, which would have a positive economic impact on Ireland and create sustainable employment. The Competition was a very successful one and the winners were announced on 17th September 2010. To date, no funding has been paid by my Department for this initiative.
196 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45624/10]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy in respect of expenditure on legal fees in my Department and in the Offices of my Department for the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010 is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Amount Spent on Legal Fees |
|
€ |
|
|
2010 (to 25 November) |
449,893 |
|
2009 |
2,153,436 |
|
2008 |
900,070 |
