Departmental Legal Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Questions (464)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

464. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department, or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department, use solicitors' firms (details supplied); the amount paid to these solicitors, each year, from 2011 to 2014, by his Department, or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the date until which his Department, or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department, are contracted to use these solicitors' firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/15]

Written answers

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

My Department is responsible for two Votes: Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Vote 27 - International Cooperation. No payments have been made to the firms listed in the Deputy’s question by my Department from 2011 to 2014 nor is my Department contracted to use these firms. There are no agencies or State bodies under the aegis of my Department.