Departmental Legal Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 March 2014

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Questions (203)

Denis Naughten

Question:

203. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will set out in tabular form, by reference to each named firm, the amount paid out in respect of legal fees during 2013 by his Department to law firms in or outside the State for services rendered to it; if he will provide in a similar format the amount paid out in respect of legal fees during 2013 by State bodies, including commercial or non-commercial and regulatory bodies established by or under his Department, to law firms in or outside the State for services rendered to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/14]

Written answers

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The amount paid to law firms by my Department and its Offices during 2013 in respect of legal fees is set out in the following table:

Name of Law Firm	Amount paid in legal fees - €
Kilroys	4,305.00
Arthur Cox	5,712.28
Connellan & Co.	799.50
D.H. Sheridan & Co.	11,475.54
Dermot G. O’Donovan & Partners	1,309.21
Frank Nyhan & Associates	15,012.45
Gerard O’Brien	2,698.55
John Brosnan & Co.	1,273.05
Kennedy Fitzgerald	2,671.32
Leahy & Partners	22,145.99
Liddy Scollan	1,353.00
Millards	2,460.00
Niamh Tuite & Co.	7,135.23
O'Doherty Warren & Associates	4,803.45
Peter D. Jones & Co.	10,856.52
Rory Hayden & Co.	13,472.19
Steen O’Reilly	2,687.55
Vincent Deane & Co.	1,168.50
Wolfe & Co.	7,230.64
O’Meara Geraghty McCourt	5,650.62
A & L Goodbody	59,746.00
Dixon Quinlan	1,084.00
Kent Carty	144.00

The payment of legal fees is a day-to-day matter for the individual Agencies concerned for which I have no direct function. I have asked all Agencies under the aegis of my Department to advise me of any legal fees paid to law firms during 2013, and I will communicate this information to the Deputy as soon as it is available.