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Departmental Legal Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2014

Thursday, 18 December 2014

Questions (470)

Barry Cowen

Question:

470. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total legal costs incurred by his Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and estimated in 2014. [49341/14]

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My Department is responsible for two Votes, Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Vote 27 (International Cooperation). The amount incurred by my Department in legal costs (excluding settlement costs/awards) in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 is set out in the table.

With regard to the estimated costs for 2014, it is not possible to predict legal costs with certainty. The provision in the 2014 estimates for legal costs at HQ and Missions is €303,000.

Year

Total costs

2011

100,821

2012

79,854

2013

162,129

2014 (to 16 December)

163,654

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