Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 December 2013
343. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of legal action against his Department for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54450/13]
View answerDetails of legal fees and compensation costs incurred by my Department, rounded to the nearest €1,000, are set out each year in my Department's Appropriation Account, which is published by the Comptroller and Auditor General in the Report on the Accounts of the Public Services . The published figures for 2011 and 2012 are set out below, along with an estimate of the equivalent figure for 2013. My Department was established on 2 June 2011 and, therefore, the information provided in the table for 2011 relates to costs incurred after that date.
|
Year |
Legal Fees |
Compensation Costs |
|
2011 |
€13,000 |
€225,000 |
|
2012 |
€109,000 |
€57,000 |
|
2013 |
€49,999 |
€3,000 |
