Departmental Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2015

Wednesday, 1 July 2015

Questions (272)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

272. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to his Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, IT-related, accountancy and other advisory and consultancy fees, was reduced by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26948/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

The amount invoiced to my Department in 2014 to which professional services withholding tax was applied was €1,833,549.06, of which €392,774.12 related to payments in respect of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments.

The potential saving, had a 10% reduction applied, would have been € 183,354.91.