Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
32. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 19 November 2013, if he will provide the figures supplied with respect to senior counsel; the total number of separate legal briefings to senior counsel for each year in which the moneys were paid as listed in the response; the total number of different senior counsel briefed for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51492/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. As the Offices updated their Financial Management Systems during 2004 the breakdown requested by the Deputy is not readily available for that year. It should be noted that the amounts shown in the table are different from the amounts given in the reply to the previous Question because those figures included not just brief fees but, as requested, all payments to senior counsel including for other services such as advice/opinions, written submissions etc.
|
Year |
Number of Brief Fees |
Number of Counsel |
Amount |
|
2005 |
705 |
120 |
€3,523,645.59 |
|
2006 |
423 |
110 |
€2,655,575.35 |
|
2007 |
462 |
96 |
€3,794,178.60 |
|
2008 |
569 |
92 |
€4,984,933.47 |
|
2009 |
495 |
99 |
€4,194,484.60 |
|
2010 |
683 |
85 |
€2,617,116.87 |
|
2011 |
353 |
80 |
€2,081,445.24 |
|
2012 |
309 |
80 |
€1,952,750.57 |
|
2013* |
349 |
81 |
€1,872,380.81 |
*As of end November 2013
