Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2015
299. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual saving to her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [26943/15]
View answerI am advised that if spending by my Department on all services that are subject to Professional Services Withholding Tax were maintained at the levels observed in 2014, then a reduction of 10% in the associated fees would result in a reduction in expenditure of the order of €300,000 per annum.
As the Deputy will appreciate, expenditure of this kind is subject to considerable variation over time as various projects commence and others are completed. My Department continues to seek to keep costs arising under these headings to a minimum.
