Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013
169. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by the Department to senior counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48156/13]
View answerPayments to Senior Counsel for the years 2003 – 2013 are set out in the table below.
|
Year |
€ |
|
2003 |
13,127.11 |
|
2004 |
24,791.25 |
|
2005 |
252,110.50 |
|
2006 |
311,886.98 |
|
2007 |
644,085.09 |
|
2008 |
546,835.80 |
|
2009 |
1,333,117.05* |
|
2010 |
264,587.71 |
|
2011 |
110,817.85 |
|
2012 |
225,696.60 |
|
2013 |
34,101.10 |
|
Cumul Total |
3,761,157.04 |
*The expenditure in relation to 2009 includes a sum of €990,079.32 in respect of expenses of and incidental to an investigation under Section 8 of the Companies Act 1990 conducted by an inspector appointed by the High Court by Order made on 29 July 2008. The inspector in question was Bill Shipsey SC and the investigation was into the affairs of DCC plc, S & L Investments Limited and Lotus Green Limited.
In the time available to answer the Question, it is not possible to retrieve the relevant files in relation to the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs, which ceased to exist in 2007 and whose functions were transferred to the National Consumer Agency.
