Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Questions (301, 302)

Anne Ferris

Question:

320 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility for the obtaining of advice from a senior or junior counsel and or a firm of solicitors; the subject matter for which advice was sought; the names of the barristers and solicitors firms concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned; if in each case the matter was advertised for competitive tender and if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30962/11]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on 2 June 2011. I am advised that from that date no legal advices of the nature referred to in the Deputy's Question were obtained by my Department. With regard to bodies within my Department's ambit, the Deputy will appreciate that the seeking of such legal advices is part of the day-to-day operational responsibilities of the bodies in question. I am arranging, therefore, for the terms of the Deputy's Question to be transmitted to the heads of relevant bodies with a request that they provide information, to the extent feasible, directly to the Deputy.

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

321 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31051/11]

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department was established on the 2nd of June 2011. As payroll services are provided to my Department by the Financial Shared Service of the Department of Justice and Equality, the annual license maintenance expenditure in relation to the payroll system Corepay is borne by that Department.

Question No. 322 answered with Question No. 316.