Tuesday, 22 Sep 2015

Written Answers Nos. 117-139

Unemployment Data

Questions (117)

Ruth Coppinger

Question:

117. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach the number of unemployed persons that are not on the live register. [31249/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of unemployment in the State and the seasonally adjusted number of persons (aged 15-74) unemployed as of the second quarter of 2015 was 207,300. While the QNHS provides quarterly benchmark estimates of unemployment, the CSO also publishes monthly unemployment estimates. The latest seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment figures for August 2015 indicate that the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74 years in that month was estimated to have been 206,500.

The primary classification used for the QNHS results is the ILO (International Labour Office) labour force classification. The classification for unemployed persons includes those persons aged 15-74 years who, in the week before the survey, were without work and available for work within the next two weeks, and had taken specific steps, in the preceding four weeks, to find work. The QNHS does not capture a respondent's status as measured by the Live Register.

The Live Register is compiled from returns made for each local office to the Central Statistics Office by the Department of Social Protection. It comprises persons under 65 years of age in the following classes:

All Claimants for Jobseeker's Benefit (JB) excluding systematic short-time workers.

Applicants for Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) excluding smallholders/farm assists and other self-employed persons.

Other registrants including applicants for credited Social Welfare contributions but excluding those directly involved in an industrial dispute.

It should be noted that the Live Register is not designed to measure unemployment as per the ILO unemployment classification used by the QNHS. It includes part-time workers (those who work up to three days a week), seasonal and casual workers entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Allowance.

Employment Data

Questions (118)

Robert Troy

Question:

118. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach the number of employed persons on a national basis. [29645/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q2 2015.

The estimated number of persons aged 15 years and over in employment (ILO) in that quarter was 1,958,700.

Economic Data

Questions (119)

Robert Troy

Question:

119. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach the current gross national product. [29646/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

Nominal Gross National Product (GNP) increased by 7.1% to €162,877m between 2013 and 2014. Real GNP in 2014 was €162,537m, an increase of 6.9% over the same period. The table below illustrates the trends in nominal and real GNP for the years 2009 - 2014. These data are sourced from the National Income and Expenditure accounts results 2014 (NIE 2014) that were published on 30th July 2015 by the Central Statistics Office.

From National Income & Expenditure 2014 (NIE 2014) results published 30.07.2015	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Gross National Product at Current Market Prices - € million	140,915	139,732	141,813	143,331	152,042	162,877
Annual Percentage Change	-12.9%	-0.8%	+1.5%	+1.1%	+6.1%	+7.1%
Gross National Product at Constant Market Prices - € million (Chain Linked Annually and referenced to year 2013)	141,031	144,169	142,976	145,318	152,042	162,537
Annual Percentage Change	-8.0%	+2.2%	-0.8%	+1.6%	+4.6%	+6.9%

Income Data

Questions (120)

Ciaran Lynch

Question:

120. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Taoiseach the current pay as you earn average industrial wage, gross and net, on an annual and on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29601/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe)

The Earning, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) is the source of earnings and labour costs data for Ireland.

The most recent final results available are for quarter 1 2015.

EHECS collects gross earnings and labour costs at firm level and thus cannot provide data on net earnings.

The gross average weekly earnings for production workers, in the Industry sector (NACE B-E), in firms with 3 or more employees, in Quarter 1 2015 is estimated to be €654.85. This is the equivalent of the gross average industrial wage.

An annual average earnings for production workers in the Industry sector is not produced. However, using four quarterly estimates an annual average can be derived.

The derived gross annual average earnings for production workers in the Industry sector for 2014 is €35,349.

European Banking Sector

Questions (121)

Paul Murphy

Question:

121. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach his discussions with other European Union Heads of Government, from 11 to 13 July 2015, regarding the Greek financial situation. [30485/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

On 12-13 July I attended a special meeting of the Euro Summit in Brussels aimed at seeking a resolution to the Greek crisis. After lengthy and difficult discussions, the Euro Summit reached agreement on a series of measures that enabled negotiations on a third programme of assistance to begin between Greece and the Institutions. Satisfactory progress in these negotiations, supported by the urgent implementation by Greece of a number of demanding conditions, allowed for a political agreement to be reached at Eurogroup level on 14 August and for a first disbursement of additional support on 20 August.

At the European Council meeting of 25-26 June, Heads of State and Government urged Prime Minister Tsipras to make every effort to conclude an agreement and put an end to the instability which was having such a detrimental effect on the Greek economy and people. At that time, negotiations were being taken forward with the Institutions and by Finance Ministers through the Eurogroup. However, following the breaking off of negotiations by the Greek government, the holding of a referendum on 5 July, and the radical deterioration of Greece’s financial situation, the situation in Greece was felt to require a special Euro Summit meeting on 7 July. It was agreed that the Greek government would, on Thursday 9 July at the latest, present proposals for a comprehensive and specific reform agenda for assessment by the three institutions and presentation to the Eurogroup. The Eurogroup considered these proposals at meetings on 11 and 12 July, prior to the meeting of the Euro Summit.

Throughout all of the European Council and Euro Summit negotiations, I expressed Ireland's understanding and empathy with the difficult situation faced by the Greek people. I highlighted our willingness to negotiate a way forward and achieve a sustainable solution that took account of the realities of the situation in Greece, while also respecting existing commitments. I stressed our determination to ensure that Greece can continue as a member of the euro area. At both of the Euro Summits in July, I intervened along these lines, and participated in the Summit’s negotiations on the texts of the Conclusions.

The negotiations were undoubtedly difficult and Greece remains in a very challenging situation. However, if the agreed measures continue to be taken forward swiftly in accordance with the commitments made, as they have been to date, I believe that there is a real basis for Greece, with the support of partners, to return to stability and growth within the euro area. That is the objective towards which we have all worked and will continue to work.

Departmental Strategies

Questions (122)

Terence Flanagan

Question:

122. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Taoiseach his Department's priorities for the remainder of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30487/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

The priority for my Department is to support the Government in implementing the commitments set out in the Programme for Government and the more recent Statement of Government Priorities which set out the key priorities for the remainder of the Government's term of office:

- Strengthening the Domestic Economy & Prioritising New Jobs for the Unemployed

- Delivering Better Living and Working Standards

- Improving Housing Availability & Affordability

- Responsible and Sustainable Management of the Public Finances

- Rebuilding Trust in Politics & Public Institutions

- Protecting & Enhancing Peace in Northern Ireland

Progress on the implementation of these priorities is included in the Programme for Government Annual Report published each March.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (123)

Denis Naughten

Question:

123. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the cost of issuing hard-copy payslips to staff or retired staff by his Department and by agencies under the control of his Department, in 2013; and in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30488/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

As a matter of policy my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office issue electronic payslips to staff. However, in exceptional circumstances, where a staff member demonstrates a requirement for a hard-copy payslip, they may be accommodated.

While there is no direct cost to my Department, any costs in issuing hard-copy payslips are borne by the Payroll Shared Services Centre which is in the Department of Public Expenditure are Reform.

Departmental Advertising Expenditure

Questions (124)

Denis Naughten

Question:

124. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the cost of public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, funded by his Department in 2013; and in 2014; the corresponding figure for agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30489/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

The following tables details expenditure by my Department and the Bodies under the aegis of my Department on public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, in 2013 and 2014.

Department
Year	Statutory Advertising	Non-Statutory Advertising
2013	€3,470.00	€68,128.27
2014	€5,712.00	€6,191.82

NESDO
Year	Statutory Advertising	Non-Statutory Advertising
2013	NIL	NIL
2014	NIL	NIL

*The majority of Non-Statutory Advertising in 2013 related to the EU Presidency.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (125)

Denis Naughten

Question:

125. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach if his Department or agencies under the authority of his Department have performed an assessment of the potential savings to be accrued, if current paper-based application processes by members of the public were replaced with a fully online application system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30490/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

My Department's work focuses primarily on dealings with Government and with other Government Departments and agencies, however, it does receive a small number of applications from members of the public for funding under a limited number of schemes (for example the Communicating Europe Initiative and the Local Diaspora Engagement Fund). In all cases the application forms are available online and applications are received via e-mail. Given the small number of applications and the capital costs in developing an automated online application process, there would be limited or no potential savings to be accrued by moving to a fully online application process.

Departmental Funding

Questions (126)

Denis Naughten

Question:

126. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the current funding, and the capital funding, allocated to his Department; the underspend or overspend in each category, in 2015 to date, based on his Department's spending profile; the funding made available within, and external to, his Department's functions in supporting innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30491/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

My Department has no capital funding. The total current funding allocation in 2015 is €27.022 million. At end of August spend was at 88% of profiled expenditure. My Department supports the implementation of Government policy on innovation in a range of ways, including through the work of Cabinet committees and through support for implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (127)

Denis Naughten

Question:

127. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the cost in 2013, and in 2014, of printing reports by his Department and by agencies under the control of his Department; the corresponding figures for annual reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30492/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

No printing costs for the production of reports were incurred by my Department or the agencies under my Department in 2013 or 2014.

Any reports that were produced during the years mentioned above were either published on my Department's website or produced by the shared printing service in the Department of Finance.

Departmental Expenditure

Questions (128)

Lucinda Creighton

Question:

128. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Taoiseach if he will outline and itemise expenditure by his Department on the travel undertaken by the Taoiseach's private office on hotel accommodation, for him and-or his private office staff during the 12-month period to 30 June 2015; if he will outline and itemise expenditure by his Department on legal fees; and on consultancy fees, during the 12-month period to 30 June 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30543/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

The table below provides details of expenditure by my Department on travel undertaken by my private office and myself on hotel accommodation from 30th June 2014 to 30th June 2015.

Vendor Name	Amount Paid	Description	Payment Date
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€220.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Taoiseach's Personal Assistant, 16 July, 2014, Special European Council Meeting.	11-Dec-14
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€220.00	Renaissance Hotel, Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, 16 July, 2014. Special European Council Meeting.	11-Dec-14
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€208.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 30 August 2014 for Taoiseach Enda Kenny.	11-Dec-14
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€220.00	Renaissance Hotel, Taoiseach's Security Detail, 16 July, 2014. Special European Council Meeting.	11-Dec-14
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€220.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Assistant Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, 16 July, 2014, Special European Council Meeting.	11-Dec-14
ADC to the Taoiseach	€49.00	Representing An Taoiseach at Funeral	30-Dec-14
BANK OF IRELAND (credit card transaction)	€271.92	Central Sporthotel Davon 23 Jan 2015, refreshments for 2 briefing meetings with Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD with 7 delegates	23-Feb-15
BANK OF IRELAND (credit card transaction)	€1,274.29	PublicisLive - Hotel accommodation, World Economic Forum Annual meeting 2015 Davos-Klosters 21-24 Jan 2015 for Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD	23-Feb-15
BANK OF IRELAND (credit card transaction)	€986.39	PublicisLive - Hotel accommodation World Economic Forum Annual meeting 2015 Davos-Klosters 21-24 Jan 2015 for Taoiseach's Personal Assistant accompanying the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD	23-Feb-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€2,548.72	Accommodation at Fitzpatrick Grand Central Hotel, New York, 22-24 September 2014 for the Taoiseach, Taoiseach's Personal Assistant, Taoiseach's Security Detail and Private Secretary to Taoiseach - Climate Change Meetings.	05-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€835.98	Accommodation at Fitzpatrick Hotel, New York, 13 November 2014 for Taoiseach, Assistant Private Secretary and Personal Assistant	05-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€378.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 22 & 23 October 2014, Assistant Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, European Council Meeting.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€498.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 22nd and 23rd October 2014, Taoiseach's Security Detail. European Council Meeting.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€400.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 24th October 2014. Briefing Room Hire for European Council Meeting,	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€319.00	Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Accommodation, 11-12 December 2014. Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Stormont Talks.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€723.91	DAVOS Hodel: Apartment Accommodation at World Economic Forum, 2015 for Taoiseach's Security Detail.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€95.70	Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Accommodation, 11-12 December 2014. Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, Stormont Talks.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€249.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 23 October, 2014, Personal Assistant - European Council Meeting.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€38.28	Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Press Conference, 11-12 December 2014. Stormont Talks.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€723.91	DAVOS Hodel: Apartment Accommodation at World Economic Forum, 2015 for Private Secretary to the Taoiseach.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€249.00	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, 23 October 2014, Taoiseach, Enda Kenny. European Council Meeting	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€555.06	Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Meeting Room & Refreshment, 11-12 December 2014. Stormont Talks.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€319.00	Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Accommodation, 11-12 December 2014. Taoiseach's Security Detail. Stormont Talks.	12-Mar-15
DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE	€756.00	Accommodation at The Renaissance Hotel, Brussels for Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, Assistant Private Secretary to the Taoiseach, Personal Assistant, & Taoiseach's Security Detail, 18 December 2014. EC Meeting.	19-Mar-15
ADC to the Taoiseach	€70.00	Representing An Taoiseach at Funeral	15-May-15

*It should be noted that some travel which occurred during the twelve month period to 30 June 2015 has not yet been invoiced by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and so is not included in the table above.

The tables below provide details of expenditure by my Department on legal fees and consultancy from 30th June 2014 to 30th June 2015.

Legal Fees

Vendor Name	Amount Paid	Description	Payment Date
State Claims Agency	€442.80	Legal charges	17-Nov-14
State Claims Agency	€8,284.50	Legal charges	17-Nov-14
State Claims Agency	€31.68	Legal charges	30-Mar-15
State Claims Agency	€63.20	Legal charges	20-Apr-15
State Claims Agency	€452.64	Legal charges	20-Apr-15
State Claims Agency	€565.80	Legal charges	21-May-15
State Claims Agency	€126.61	Legal charges	11-Jun-15

Consultancy

Vendor Name	Amount Paid	Description	Payment Date
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN	€3,567.00	Leadership Development Programme	29-Sep-14
QTS LIMITED	€1,783.50	Risk Assessment & full review and update of Health & Safety Statement	28-Oct-14
RA CONSULTING	€9,298.80	Design & Implementation of a Staff Consultation Initiative	22-Dec-14
RA CONSULTING	€9,298.80	Design & Implementation of a Staff Consultation Initiative	09-Mar-15

Departmental Funding

Questions (129)

Mick Wallace

Question:

129. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a breakdown of the State funding that his Department has awarded to foreign private companies and to indigenous private companies, from 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30545/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

My Department has not awarded State funding to foreign private companies or to indigenous private companies in the years 2011 to 16 September 2015.

Departmental Reports

Questions (130)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

130. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Taoiseach when his Department will publish its annual report for 2014. [30546/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

The Department of the Taoiseach Annual Report 2014 was published on the Department's website and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in July 2015.

Departmental Legal Costs

Questions (131)

Pearse Doherty

Question:

131. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of all barristers, senior and junior counsel, briefed by the Office of the Attorney General for the years 2011 to 2014 and up to September 2015; and if he will provide details of their remuneration and specifically the amount of fees earned by each individual barrister for the years 2011 to 2014 and up to September 2015. [31559/15]

Written answers

Taoiseach (Deputy Enda Kenny)

The following tables show the information requested by the Deputy.

In relation to all the figures supplied it is important to note that they are based on total payments made to counsel during each of those years. It is possible that some of the payments relate to work that actually took place in earlier periods, including those made to judges in respect of work prior to their appointment. Similarly, it is likely that counsel have been briefed or have carried out work during more recent periods but if they had not been paid by end of August 2015 they would not appear on the list. Some payments may have been made to the estate of a deceased counsel which is why Deceased or Personal Representative may appear as the payee. It is also possible that there are instances where an individual has two entries in a single year, one showing payments for their work as a junior counsel and one showing payments for their work as a senior.

Counsel Fees Expenditure

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Emily Farrell B.L.	€408,868.72
David Conlan Smyth B. L.	€317,069.17
Siobhan Stack S.C.	€296,079.13
Anthony Moore B. L.	€286,683.13
Sara Moorhead S.C	€272,734.87
Robert Barron S.C.	€222,942.86
Patrick Mc Grath S.C.	€220,865.39
David Keane S.C.	€192,711.75
Roisin Lacey B. L.	€189,404.33
Feichin Mc Donagh S.C.	€184,179.08
Maurice Collins S.C.	€170,726.92
Brian Murray S.C.	€168,892.76
Sinead Mc Grath B.L.	€166,664.28
Cindy Carroll B. L.	€155,068.12
Eoin Carolan BL	€137,113.15
Joe Jeffers B.L.	€130,751.28
Douglas Clarke B. L.	€130,090.58
David Barniville S.C.	€129,568.67
Paul Mc Garry S.C.	€126,163.67
Daniel Donnelly B.L.	€125,999.00
Niamh Hyland S.C.	€121,288.31
Nuala Butler S.C.	€110,949.50
Paul Anthony Mc Dermott B. L.	€105,006.36
Paul O' Higgins S.C.	€104,392.72
Michael M. Collins S.C.	€98,458.91
Micheal P O Higgins S.C.	€97,903.66
Ann-Marie Lawlor B. L.	€96,846.27
Barry Doherty B.L.	€96,457.86
Conor Dignam S.C.	€96,319.06
Shane  Murphy S.C.	€96,040.70
Diarmaid Mc Guinness S.C.	€92,432.83
Ben O Floinn B. L.	€91,933.40
Eugene Regan S.C.	€91,749.41
Richard Lyons S.C.	€86,696.58
Ailbhe O'Neill B.L.	€86,617.85
Anthony Kerr B. L.	€84,869.59
Eoin Mc Cullough S.C.	€80,078.58
Patrick F. O' Reilly S.C.	€78,594.95
James Connolly S.C.	€76,326.80
Denise Brett B. L.	€75,801.31
Simon Boyle S.C.	€75,708.72
Ronan Kennedy B. L.	€74,759.19
Hugh Mohan S.C.	€74,627.73
Eoghan Fitzsimons S.C.	€73,727.43
Gerard Durcan S.C.	€71,399.33
David Holland S.C.	€70,725.95
Anthony M. Collins S.C.	€70,440.59
Stephen Byrne B. L.	€70,033.04
Garrett Simons S.C.	€69,157.55
Noel J Travers B.L.	€68,278.31
Lisa Dempsey B. L.	€67,600.92
James Doherty B. L.	€67,357.93

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Remy Farrell B. L.	€66,582.07
Padraig Mc Cartan S.C.	€66,447.15
Fiona O' Sullivan B. L.	€65,146.85
Grainne O Neill B.L.	€65,135.50
Charles Meenan S.C.	€64,483.14
Aileen Donnelly S.C.	€64,456.70
Colm O' Hoisin S.C.	€64,167.51
Barry O Donnell BL	€62,581.78
Tony McGillicuddy B.L.	€53,439.74
Margaret Gray B.L.	€50,629.26
Cathleen Noctor B. L.	€50,040.76
Elva Duffy B. L.	€49,922.58
Brian O' Moore S.C.	€49,086.54
Clíona Kimber B. L.	€48,203.27
Elizabeth Cogan B. L.	€48,172.28
Melanie Greally B. L.	€47,861.76
Brian Kennedy S.C.	€47,632.20
Conor J. Maguire S.C.	€46,191.23
Michael O' Scanaill S.C.	€45,402.91
Nathan Reilly B.L.	€44,763.83
Paul Burns S.C.	€43,599.33
David Dodd B.L.	€42,127.74
Sean Gillane S.C.	€40,735.86
Una Ni Raifeartaigh S.C.	€39,387.84
Ann Harnett O Connor B.L.	€38,811.59
James Devlin S.C.	€38,319.22
Eilis Brennan B.L.	€36,738.90
Gerard Hogan S.C.	€36,368.02
Kathleen Leader B.L.	€36,249.18
Mervyn Hickey B.L.	€36,131.53
Cian Ferriter S.C.	€35,906.76
John L. O' Donnell S.C.	€35,756.45
Hugh Hartnett S.C.	€35,722.42
Michael Mac Grath S.C.	€33,893.37
Ciaran Toland B.L.	€33,160.76
Siobhan Ni Chulachain B. L.	€32,770.43
Catherine Duggan B.L.	€32,115.82
Oran Doyle B.L	€31,177.81
Peter Shanley B.L.	€31,133.24
Shane Costelloe B. L.	€30,853.38
Niall O' Hanlon B. L.	€30,205.67
Michael P. O' Higgins S.C.	€29,750.27
Mark G. Connaughton S.C.	€29,444.14
Eileen Barrington S.C.	€28,973.45
Patrick Leonard B.L.	€27,056.81
John R. Finlay S.C.	€26,036.25
Joseph G Jackson BL	€26,029.57
Gerard Humphreys B. L.	€25,617.16
Cathy Smith B.L.	€25,520.11
Micheal D. O Connell B. L.	€25,302.22
Viv Lavan B.L.	€25,204.01
Tara Burns B. L.	€24,887.42
Ronan Killeen B.L.	€24,561.51

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Michael J. Durack S.C.	€24,333.12
Tom O' Connell S.C.	€24,122.85
Rosemary Healy B.L.	€24,033.02
Aillil O Reilly B.L.	€23,062.07
Caroline Costello S.C.	€22,171.02
Michelle M O Neill BL.	€21,475.08
Fiona Murphy B. L.	€21,453.30
Mark J. Dunne B.L.	€19,977.10
Suzanne Fleury BL	€18,566.24
Jeremy Maher SC	€18,003.59
Michael Carson S.C.	€17,830.56
Jim Benson B.L.	€17,666.00
Darren Lehane B.L.	€17,621.95
Dr Suzanne Kingston BL	€17,526.61
Joan Kelly BL	€17,376.05
Catherine Donnelly B.L.	€17,242.50
Noel Whelan B. L.	€17,191.27
Emile Daly B. L.	€17,142.07
Hugh O' Neill S.C.	€17,041.64
Anne Rowland B. L.	€16,865.85
Tom Mallon B. L.	€16,716.15
David Nolan S.C.	€15,775.98
Rachel Casey B.L.	€15,123.20
Blathna Ruane S.C.	€14,818.46
Anthony McBride BL	€14,812.82
Paul O' Neill B. L.	€14,460.63
Brid O' Flaherty B. L.	€14,211.45
Timothy O' Leary S.C.	€14,204.02
Reg Jackson B. L.	€14,198.19
Kevin P. Cross S.C.	€14,155.79
Patrick Mc Cann S.C.	€14,091.48
Cormac Corrigan S.C.	€13,411.04
Veronica Gates B. L.	€13,096.67
Eamonn Coffey B. L.	€13,017.68
Muireann Noonan B.L.	€12,821.95
Conor Bourke B.L	€12,632.40
Thomas O Malley B.L.	€12,499.19
Colm Mac Eochaidh S.C.	€12,364.99
Ted Harding B.L.	€11,682.55
Barra Faughnan B. L.	€11,638.87
Roderick Maguire B.L.	€11,548.82
John McCarroll B.L.	€11,509.52
Finbarr Fox S.C.	€11,337.70
Mel Christle S.C.	€11,117.48
Declan Mc Grath B. L.	€11,050.93
John Gallagher S.C.	€11,006.03
Michael Mullooly B. L.	€10,862.46
David Lennon B.L.	€10,739.96
John Trainor S.C.	€10,161.61
Brian C. Murray B.L	€10,116.81
Rossa Fanning B. L.	€10,033.53
Donnchadh McCarthy B.L.	€9,999.19
Miriam Reilly B. L.	€9,997.02

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Timothy O'Sullivan B.L.	€9,927.78
Caroline Cummings B. L.	€9,851.82
Mr. Andrew Beck, B. L.	€9,556.58
Seamus Woulfe S.C.	€9,545.69
Ian Gerard Brennan S.C.	€9,454.94
Sean Guerin B. L.	€9,343.62
Caren Geoghegan B.L.	€8,897.13
Paul Greene S.C.	€8,865.13
Mark William Murphy B.L.	€8,595.62
Murray Johnson B. L.	€8,547.71
John Francis Hayden B. L.	€8,208.57
Turlough O Donnell S.C.	€8,182.02
Patrick Mc Carthy S.C.	€7,949.70
Denis Mc Donald S.C.	€7,887.26
Kyle Leyden BL	€7,543.48
Michael J. Bowman B. L.	€7,523.78
John Punch S.C.	€7,459.65
Iseult O' Malley S.C.	€7,348.04
Rita Considine B. L.	€7,314.45
Cathy Maguire B. L.	€7,240.99
Sunniva Mc Donagh S.C.	€7,236.03
Mr. Niall Nolan,B. L.	€7,233.38
Eanna Mulloy S.C.	€7,071.99
Frank Callanan S.C.	€7,040.99
Nap Keeling BL	€6,811.09
Stephen Dodd B. L.	€6,805.04
Brian P. Dempsey S.C.	€6,727.60
David Hardiman S.C.	€6,511.62
Genevieve Coonan BL	€6,507.38
Alice Fawsitt S.C.	€6,374.30
Michael Byrne S.C.	€6,160.11
Gavin Ralston S.C.	€6,050.00
Alexander J. Owens S.C.	€5,938.68
Donal Keane B. L.	€5,901.17
Kerry-Jane Morgan BL	€5,889.07
Shane P. Murray B. L.	€5,879.39
Jim Sharkey B. L.	€5,846.25
John Cheatle B.L.	€5,797.11
Elizabeth O' Connell B. L.	€5,781.38
Oisin Quinn S.C.	€5,561.16
Eoin G. Garavan B. L.	€5,557.08
Fergal Foley B. L.	€5,551.96
Niall O Driscoll B.L.	€5,420.80
Pauline Codd B. L.	€5,406.28
Patrick Dillon-Malone B. L.	€5,082.00
Elva Kearney BL.	€5,023.84
Brendan Gogarty B. L.	€4,813.63
Eileen Finn B.L.	€4,809.75
R John Mc Bratney S.C.	€4,619.78
Declan Murphy B.L.	€4,452.80
Henry C. Downing B. L.	€4,320.70
Eoin Lawlor B.L.	€4,252.42
Alexander White S.C.	€4,193.86

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Margaret Levey B.L	€4,180.55
Nevan Powell B. L.	€4,164.82
Pearse Michael Sreenan B. L.	€4,135.78
James O' Callaghan S.C..	€4,093.43
Garrett Cooney B.L.	€4,090.77
Stephen Dowling B. L.	€4,086.17
Betty O Leary B. L.	€4,085.00
Doreen Shivnen B. L.	€3,812.71
Helen Callanan B. L.	€3,607.01
Nicholas McNicholas BL	€3,600.00
Dara Hayes B. L.	€3,590.07
Treasa Kelly B.L.	€3,407.36
Elizabeth Maguire B. L.	€3,227.07
Kerida Naidoo B. L.	€3,103.65
Simon P Vaughan B.L.	€3,015.32
Eithne Casey B. L.	€3,012.90
Peggy O' Rourke B. L.	€3,008.06
Karl Finnegan B. L.	€2,989.91
James Nicholson B. L.	€2,969.34
Ciaran Donal Craven B. L.	€2,949.31
Dermot Sheehan B. L.	€2,894.32
Geri Silke B. L.	€2,880.80
Esther Earley B.L.	€2,770.90
Conor Power B. L.	€2,662.00
Marguerite Bolger S.C.	€2,449.04
Kevin Maguire B. L.	€2,440.13
Connor Feeney BL	€2,422.42
Nessa Cahill B.L	€2,381.28
Neil Maddox B.L.	€2,337.72
Aoife Carroll B.L.	€2,326.83
John G. Jordan B. L.	€2,248.18
Barry M. Ward B.L.	€2,067.89
Gary McCarthy S.C.	€2,059.42
Donal T. Mc Carthy B. L.	€2,050.54
Jonathan Kilfeather S.C.	€2,045.86
Bridget M. Barry B. L.	€2,040.06
Sinead Ni Chulachain B. L.	€2,026.75
Luan O' Braonain S.C.	€1,948.10
Michael Ryan B. L.	€1,902.12
Garrett Cooney S.C.	€1,833.15
Michael Cooney B. L.	€1,694.00
Andrew Walker B. L.	€1,687.95
Hugh O'Keeffe S.C.	€1,683.11
Nuala Jackson B. L.	€1,614.14
Conor Fahy B. L.	€1,612.93
Ricardo Dourado B. L.	€1,603.25
Colette Egan BL	€1,586.31
Mary Mac Murrough Murphy B. L.	€1,572.15
Desmond Stark B. L.	€1,561.69
Thomas Rice B. L.	€1,549.80
Padraic Lyons B.L.	€1,485.88
Imogen McGrath B.L.	€1,453.21
Suzanne Murray	€1,447.16

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Michael F. Collins B. L.	€1,431.43
Donal Mc Guinness B. L.	€1,370.93
Mary Rose Gearty S.C.	€1,360.04
Oliver A.S. Butler BL.	€1,306.80
Alan Ledwith BL	€1,304.38
Roughan Banim B. L.	€1,294.70
Eamonn T. Walsh B.L.	€1,226.94
Vincent Heneghan B. L.	€1,224.52
Aisling Martin B.L.	€1,224.52
Ann Kelly BL.	€1,210.00
Tom Fitzpatrick B. L.	€1,203.95
Philomena Lyons B.L.	€1,200.00
Patricia McLaughlin B.L.	€1,120.76
Paul Carroll B. L.	€1,113.20
Gareth Robinson B.L.	€1,113.20
Sarah Fennell B.L.	€1,089.00
Audrey J Coen B.L.	€1,089.00
Dara Foynes B. L.	€1,057.79
Colman Cody B. L.	€1,055.12
Siobhan Lankford B. L.	€1,039.39
D. J. Hegarty S.C.	€1,001.88
Barry Mansfield B.L.	€968.00
Gavin Elliott	€960.00
Timothy Harley B.L.	€955.90
Michael Gleeson S.C.	€927.90
Tim O' Connor B. L.	€918.39
Dan Boland B. L.	€890.56
Dermot Francis Sheehan BL	€890.56
Garrett Baker B. L.	€880.10
James McDermott B.L.	€877.88
Liam Dockery B.L.	€834.90
Meg Burke BL	€816.75
William Fennelly B. L.	€807.98
Sasha Gayer B. L.	€748.99
Liam Hogan BL	€736.00
Catherine Griffin B. L.	€709.06
Catherine Mulligan BL	€705.89
Olive Brennan B. L.	€673.97
Michael Cush S.C.	€667.92
John Gleeson S.C.	€598.37
Patricia Hill B.L.	€592.90
Sarah Berkeley B. L.	€571.12
Donal O Donnell S.C.	€558.90
Denis Mc Cullough S.C.	€556.60
Stephen O'Halloran BL	€552.00
William Abrahamson B. L.	€528.77
Simon Mc Donald B. L.	€492.47
Dean Kelly B.L.	€464.64
Aidan Doyle S.C.	€459.80
Isobel Kennedy S.C.	€441.65
Declan Mc Hugh B. L.	€423.50
Alex Finn B. L.	€399.30
Eamon Marray B. L.	€387.20

2011

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Ronan Dolan S.C.	€371.47
Patrick R. Treacy S.C.	€338.80
Grainne Kirk B.L.	€332.00
Paul Kelly B.L.	€296.00
Ailionóra McMahon B.L.	€272.00
David Mc Parland B. L.	€242.00
Deirdre Hughes B. L.	€242.00
Lynn O'Sullivan B.L.	€225.00
Klaus Reichert B. L.	€211.75
John Devlin B. L.	€199.65
Grainne Larkin B.L.	€151.25
Helen M Johnson B. L.	€150.00
Michael Ronayne B.L.	€138.00
J Gerard Danaher S.C.	€121.00
William Hayes	€120.00
Roland P. Rowan B.L	€78.65
	€10,278,835.97

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Emily Farrell B.L.	€519,772.75
Siobhan Stack S.C.	€338,603.72
David Conlan Smyth B. L.	€252,225.93
Anthony Moore B. L.	€208,122.61
Shane  Murphy S.C.	€206,225.34
Robert Barron S.C.	€195,088.74
Michael Cush S.C.	€186,633.44
Garrett Simons S.C.	€172,201.40
Eugene Regan S.C.	€170,807.64
Sara Moorhead S.C	€163,434.49
Noel J Travers B.L.	€161,362.14
Sinead Mc Grath B.L.	€160,384.26
Daniel Donnelly B.L.	€147,552.53
Feichin Mc Donagh S.C.	€143,923.49
Simon Boyle S.C.	€143,446.50
Ronan Kennedy B. L.	€138,648.27
Maurice Collins S.C.	€132,022.02
Roisin Lacey B. L.	€118,082.07
Anthony Kerr B. L.	€117,881.05
Fiona O' Sullivan B. L.	€117,346.30
Paul Anthony Mc Dermott B. L.	€116,965.34
Cindy Carroll B. L.	€114,054.05
Catherine Donnelly B.L.	€112,555.17
Ben O Floinn B. L.	€111,445.46
Paul Mc Garry S.C.	€96,909.20
Joe Jeffers B.L.	€95,105.14
John Rogers S.C.	€94,154.51
Eileen Barrington S.C.	€90,898.57
Grainne O Neill B.L.	€90,316.15
Cathleen Noctor B. L.	€90,027.58
Tony McGillicuddy B.L.	€86,474.41
Patrick F. O' Reilly S.C.	€86,444.04
Brian Murray S.C.	€86,356.54
Nuala Butler S.C.	€84,366.71
Melanie Greally B. L.	€81,289.93
Frank Callanan S.C.	€76,990.79
Douglas Clarke B. L.	€75,324.92
Lisa Dempsey B. L.	€72,982.59
Elva Duffy B. L.	€69,879.28
Conor Power B. L.	€66,827.23
Anthony M. Collins S.C.	€64,879.01
Michael O' Scanaill S.C.	€63,305.09
Michael J. Durack S.C.	€62,745.71
Elizabeth Cogan B. L.	€62,274.36
Mary Rose Gearty S.C.	€62,210.12
Colm O' Hoisin S.C.	€62,169.46
Kathleen Leader B.L.	€61,819.05
Patrick Mc Grath S.C.	€61,144.01
Patrick Mc Cann S.C.	€59,749.64
Luan O' Braonain S.C.	€59,199.87
Mr. Andrew Beck, B. L.	€58,575.37
James O' Reilly S.C.	€58,263.04

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Grainne M. Clohessy SC	€57,104.58
Eoin Carolan BL	€54,456.66
Barry Doherty B.L.	€53,098.57
Margaret Gray B.L.	€52,411.91
David Keane S.C.	€52,362.07
Conor Dignam S.C.	€50,580.46
Siobhan Ni Chulachain B. L.	€47,184.42
Niamh Hyland S.C.	€46,723.04
Oisin Quinn S.C.	€46,412.00
Cormac Corrigan S.C.	€44,769.97
Shane Costelloe B. L.	€43,661.33
Anne Rowland B. L.	€42,712.00
David Barniville S.C.	€42,408.35
Fiona Murphy B. L.	€42,354.86
Eanna Mulloy S.C.	€41,651.82
Donal Mc Guinness B. L.	€38,867.32
Colm Mac Eochaidh S.C.	€38,444.66
David Dodd B.L.	€37,972.56
James Doherty B. L.	€37,173.71
Nap Keeling BL	€36,460.03
Anthony McBride BL	€35,891.53
Noel Whelan B. L.	€35,373.30
Micheal D. O Connell B. L.	€35,300.96
Caren Geoghegan B.L.	€34,931.04
Ciaran Toland B.L.	€33,979.71
Sean Gillane S.C.	€32,597.12
Anthony Aston S.C.	€31,717.32
Eoghan Fitzsimons S.C.	€31,318.76
Eilis Brennan B.L.	€30,725.19
Mark G. Connaughton S.C.	€30,368.71
Denis Mc Cullough S.C.	€30,308.43
Úna Tighe B.L.	€30,129.77
Cathy Maguire B. L.	€29,230.28
Mark J. Dunne B.L.	€29,074.00
Ann-Marie Lawlor B. L.	€27,683.39
Michael Mc Dowell S.C.	€27,256.80
Ann Harnett O Connor B.L.	€27,028.79
Elizabeth O' Connell B. L.	€26,124.99
Fintan Valentine B.L.	€25,381.53
Peter Shanley B.L.	€25,350.09
Stephen Byrne B. L.	€25,187.65
Paul O' Neill B. L.	€24,387.24
Alex Finn B. L.	€23,900.92
Gavin Ralston S.C.	€23,310.50
John R. Finlay S.C.	€23,262.96
Roderick F. O' Hanlon S.C.	€22,873.37
Tara Burns B. L.	€22,854.63
James O' Callaghan S.C..	€22,818.38
Eoin Mc Cullough S.C.	€22,662.92
Doreen Shivnen B. L.	€22,452.03
John L. O' Donnell S.C.	€22,238.40
Denise Brett B. L.	€21,973.54
James Connolly S.C.	€21,822.40

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
John Healy B.L.	€21,580.80
Seamus Woulfe S.C.	€21,005.39
Aoife Carroll B.L.	€20,880.55
Mervyn Hickey B.L.	€20,452.83
Ronan Killeen B.L.	€19,532.58
Brian Kennedy S.C.	€18,751.12
Cathy Smith B.L.	€18,727.25
Grainne Gilmore B.L.	€18,532.72
Brian C. Murray B.L	€18,513.84
Catherine Duggan B.L.	€18,476.78
Miriam Reilly B. L.	€18,370.74
Ailbhe O'Neill B.L.	€18,220.26
Remy Farrell B. L.	€17,714.67
Niall O' Hanlon B. L.	€17,633.15
Mel Christle S.C.	€17,539.80
Paul Mc Dermott S.C.	€17,442.15
Aileen Donnelly S.C.	€17,440.76
Aisling Martin B.L.	€17,315.81
Pauline Walley S.C.	€17,263.84
Michael Howard S.C.	€17,154.28
Micheal P O Higgins S.C.	€16,825.05
Patrick Dillon-Malone B. L.	€16,693.31
Liam Dockery B.L.	€16,619.99
Mark O' Connell B. L.	€16,490.39
David Holland S.C.	€16,268.61
Joan Kelly BL	€16,039.69
Kerida Naidoo B. L.	€15,470.82
Rosemary Healy B.L.	€15,400.20
Una Ni Raifeartaigh S.C.	€15,300.88
Dan Boland B. L.	€15,177.82
Michael M. Collins S.C.	€15,080.71
Paul Carroll B. L.	€15,066.49
Conor J. Maguire S.C.	€15,003.59
Charles Meenan S.C.	€14,685.04
Emile Daly B. L.	€14,462.96
Clíona Kimber B. L.	€14,159.73
Gerard Durcan S.C.	€14,108.60
Paul Greene S.C.	€14,094.08
Eileen Finn B.L.	€13,992.44
Cian Ferriter S.C.	€13,415.03
Paul O' Higgins S.C.	€13,080.18
James Devlin S.C.	€12,665.80
John Cheatle B.L.	€12,566.97
Alexander J. Owens S.C.	€12,201.74
Rosario Boyle S.C.	€11,925.63
Ellen Gleeson B.L.	€11,888.06
Reg Jackson B. L.	€11,816.18
Suzanne Fleury BL	€11,645.42
Tom Mallon B. L.	€11,062.72
Barry O Donnell BL	€11,017.55
Genevieve Coonan BL	€11,009.37
Oran Doyle B.L	€10,878.39
Vincent Heneghan B. L.	€10,849.04

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Nevan Powell B. L.	€10,789.57
Peter Bland B. L.	€10,447.62
Timothy O'Sullivan B.L.	€10,256.26
Carmel Stewart SC	€9,999.90
Hugh Mohan S.C.	€9,872.39
David Hardiman S.C.	€9,817.14
Donnchadh McCarthy B.L.	€9,763.49
Michael Mac Grath S.C.	€9,005.83
Hugh Hartnett S.C.	€8,764.90
Leo Mulrooney	€8,680.11
Aillil O Reilly B.L.	€8,593.58
Kevin Maguire B. L.	€8,516.07
Niall O Driscoll B.L.	€8,169.83
Eamonn Coffey B. L.	€7,796.37
Conor Bourke B.L	€7,762.61
Michael Binchy BL	€7,606.81
Eoin G. Garavan B. L.	€7,589.65
Marjorie Farrelly B. L.	€7,478.40
Marguerite Bolger S.C.	€7,381.23
Viv Lavan B.L.	€7,169.30
John Breslin SC	€7,055.28
Michael Carson S.C.	€6,826.50
Shelley Horan B.L.	€6,814.20
Adrienne Cawley B. L.	€6,701.18
Ted Harding B.L.	€6,652.12
Patricia Hill B.L.	€6,526.44
Henry C. Downing B. L.	€6,512.07
Caroline Cummings B. L.	€6,348.03
Peggy O' Rourke B. L.	€6,178.29
Peter Ward SC	€6,051.60
Aidan Doyle S.C.	€5,781.00
Gerard Humphreys B. L.	€5,777.16
Karl Dowling B.L.	€5,473.50
Conor Devally S.C.	€5,350.50
Frank Quirke B. L.	€5,341.98
Sean Guerin B. L.	€5,076.21
Donal Keane B. L.	€4,892.08
Pauline Codd B. L.	€4,648.58
Jim Benson B.L.	€4,544.96
Brid O' Flaherty B. L.	€4,458.85
Oliver A.S. Butler BL.	€4,320.99
Brendan Gogarty B. L.	€4,293.83
John Gleeson S.C.	€4,200.64
Fergal Foley B. L.	€4,197.49
Sasha Gayer B. L.	€4,035.35
David Whelan BL	€3,951.40
Tom Fitzpatrick B. L.	€3,810.54
Niall Beirne S.C.	€3,762.57
Byron Wade BL	€3,757.65
Denis Mc Donald S.C.	€3,673.56
R. A. M. Robins S.C.	€3,575.61
Bridget M. Barry B. L.	€3,498.31
Esther Earley B.L.	€3,489.53

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Thomas O Malley B.L.	€3,474.75
Elma Sheahan B. L.	€3,465.67
Nichola Hogan	€3,444.00
Ronan Munro B. L.	€3,416.78
John G O' Donnell B. L.	€3,414.78
Angus Buttanshaw B. L.	€3,316.08
Kerry-Jane Morgan BL	€3,271.22
Gemma O'Farrell B.L.	€3,267.00
Shane O'Callaghan BL	€3,266.88
Eithne Casey B. L.	€3,242.28
Siobhan Lankford B. L.	€3,219.25
Neville Cox B.L.	€3,194.40
Michael Patrick Delaney S.C.	€3,116.96
Dermot Manning B.L.	€3,052.86
Tom Flynn B. L.	€2,982.75
Dermot Flanagan S.C.	€2,894.32
Dara Foynes B. L.	€2,824.25
John Ferry BL	€2,737.98
Dean Kelly B.L.	€2,718.30
James Mc Cullough B. L.	€2,715.24
Michelle M O Neill BL.	€2,707.81
Robert Haughton S.C.	€2,666.64
Kathryn Hutton B. L.	€2,662.00
Donough M McDonough BL	€2,548.26
Francis Kieran BL	€2,528.16
Helen Callanan B. L.	€2,492.00
Marc Thompson Grolimund BL	€2,414.68
Declan Mc Grath B. L.	€2,330.04
Gareth Robinson B.L.	€2,303.84
Damien Higgins BL	€2,263.20
Sarah Berkeley B. L.	€2,226.40
Michael J. Bowman B. L.	€2,192.60
Lorna Gallagher B.L	€2,152.50
Pearse Michael Sreenan B. L.	€2,141.23
R John Mc Bratney S.C.	€2,115.08
Barry M. Ward B.L.	€2,102.07
Glen Gibbons BL	€2,098.38
Ann O Brien B. L.	€2,091.00
Karl Finnegan B. L.	€2,032.43
Jonathan Tomkin BL	€2,018.00
Michael Gleeson S.C.	€2,011.04
Hugh O' Neill S.C.	€1,980.30
Paul Coughlan B. L.	€1,952.26
Deirdre Hughes B. L.	€1,911.19
James Bridgeman BL	€1,901.64
Geri Silke B. L.	€1,875.50
John F. Brennan B. L.	€1,845.00
Dermot Francis Sheehan BL	€1,781.12
Meg Burke BL	€1,711.45
Veronica Gates B. L.	€1,651.89
Michael Cooney B. L.	€1,623.60
Imelda Kelly BL	€1,616.22
John Trainor S.C.	€1,594.78

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Blathna Ruane S.C.	€1,573.00
Tom O' Connell S.C.	€1,550.11
Patrick K. McMorrow BL	€1,544.88
Mark Byrne B.L.	€1,544.09
Michael Gilvarry B. L.	€1,542.75
Paul Burns S.C.	€1,489.53
Jim Sharkey B. L.	€1,425.56
Michael  P Mc Grath B.L.	€1,408.44
Stephen Boggs B.L.	€1,357.92
Elaine Power BL	€1,357.92
Colette Egan BL	€1,357.92
Mary Mac Murrough Murphy B. L.	€1,348.89
Francis Comerford B. L.	€1,313.64
Ms. Lily Buckley, B. L.	€1,312.61
John Aylmer S.C.	€1,269.40
John Doherty B. L.	€1,226.03
Teresa Pilkington SC	€1,205.40
Paul O'Reilly B.L.	€1,188.64
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú B.L.	€1,161.12
Sinead Ni Chulachain B. L.	€1,151.28
Jane Hyland B. L.	€1,110.69
George Brady S.C.	€1,075.02
Simon P Vaughan B.L.	€1,050.28
Patrick E. Keane S.C.	€1,017.21
Roderick Maguire B.L.	€989.81
Laurence Masterson B.L.	€984.00
Elva Kearney BL.	€911.35
John McGuiggan BL	€905.28
James Nicholson B. L.	€897.92
Gerry Kelly S.C.	€861.00
Caroline Costello S.C.	€824.83
Mr. Niall Nolan,B. L.	€799.50
Ivana Bacik B. L.	€787.71
Mark William Murphy B.L.	€782.63
Patrick Gageby S.C.	€763.05
Anthony Barr S.C.	€752.76
Michelle Carey B.L.	€735.54
Elizabeth Corcoran BL	€682.44
Gary McCarthy S.C.	€678.96
Barra O Keeffe BL	€641.65
Patrick Leonard B.L.	€631.62
Asim Sheikh B. L.	€615.00
Patrick R. Treacy S.C.	€563.98
Gerard Kiely B. L.	€500.94
Lynn O'Sullivan B.L.	€475.00
Liam I Bell	€458.79
Dermot Sheehan B. L.	€452.64
Johanna Ronan Mehigan B. L.	€452.64
Michael Ryan B. L.	€452.64
Paul Mc Morrow B. L.	€452.64
James Egan	€452.64
Barry Andrews BL	€452.64
Elizabeth Gavin BL	€430.50

2012

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Cian P. Kelly BL.	€401.72
Joseph O Sullivan BL	€399.75
Nuala Jackson B. L.	€396.06
Liam Hogan BL	€368.00
Turlough O Donnell S.C.	€332.75
Aoife Goodman B. L.	€311.19
Mark Harty B. L.	€309.85
Edmund Sweetman B.L.	€307.50
Paul McGettigan B.L.	€289.05
Padraic Lyons B.L.	€276.75
Patrick Mc Entee S.C.	€272.25
Lorcan Connolly BL	€244.00
David Humphries B. L.	€242.00
Tomás Keys BL	€232.76
David Goldberg S.C.	€226.32
Sean O'Sullivan BL	€207.00
Paula McCarthy BL	€182.04
Muireann Noonan B.L.	€181.50
Agatha Clancy B. L.	€172.20
Andrew Walker B. L.	€153.75
David Nolan S.C.	€153.75
Eamonn T. Walsh B.L.	€123.00
Catherine Griffin B. L.	€121.00
Sunniva Mc Donagh S.C.	€41.37
Desmond Stark B. L.	€16.15
Garrett Baker B. L.	€10.46
	€9,507,867.52

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Paul Mc Garry S.C.	€406,266.43
Siobhan Stack S.C.	€396,507.94
Eugene Regan S.C.	€324,689.05
Anthony Moore B. L.	€300,166.19
Shane  Murphy S.C.	€287,714.96
Ciaran Toland B.L.	€262,046.99
Ann-Marie Lawlor B. L.	€240,944.64
Sinead Mc Grath B.L.	€233,534.67
David Conlan Smyth B. L.	€223,642.95
Emily Farrell B.L.	€211,398.14
Brian Murray S.C.	€199,554.07
Maurice Collins S.C.	€198,968.21
Daniel Donnelly B.L.	€191,786.68
Conor Power B. L.	€170,186.12
Michael Cush S.C.	€156,982.44
Ronan Kennedy B. L.	€151,603.89
Sara Moorhead S.C	€149,033.85
Robert Barron S.C.	€148,128.22
Mervyn Hickey B.L.	€146,283.85
Cathleen Noctor B. L.	€139,288.11
Nuala Butler S.C.	€135,839.93
Anthony M. Collins S.C.	€128,961.64
Feichin Mc Donagh S.C.	€128,231.00
Mark J. Dunne B.L.	€122,422.37
Micheal D. O Connell B. L.	€122,188.58
Cindy Carroll B. L.	€119,519.38
Robert Haughton S.C.	€116,847.69
Fiona O' Sullivan B. L.	€113,843.01
Patrick Dillon-Malone B. L.	€107,807.45
Michael M. Collins S.C.	€104,044.66
Michael Mc Dowell S.C.	€100,780.30
John Cheatle B.L.	€100,529.13
Tony McGillicuddy B.L.	€99,371.46
Elva Duffy B. L.	€98,841.15
Paul Anthony Mc Dermott B. L.	€98,537.76
Barry O Donnell BL	€91,146.66
Jim Benson B.L.	€90,964.85
Frank Callanan S.C.	€90,124.06
Eilis Brennan B.L.	€84,081.05
Grainne O Neill B.L.	€82,365.84
Elizabeth Cogan B. L.	€82,188.61
Anthony Aston S.C.	€81,329.83
John Healy B.L.	€77,902.51
Tony O'Connor SC.	€77,396.52
David Hardiman S.C.	€74,150.69
Noel J Travers B.L.	€73,446.45
Lisa Dempsey B. L.	€72,959.56
Catherine Duggan B.L.	€71,150.11

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Glen Gibbons BL	€70,746.87
Fiona Murphy B. L.	€70,669.41
Joe Jeffers B.L.	€69,329.25
Eileen Barrington S.C.	€69,310.01
John R. Finlay S.C.	€68,567.03
Mary O' Toole S.C.	€67,431.08
Nap Keeling BL	€67,184.26
David Keane S.C.	€65,784.76
Denis Mc Donald S.C.	€64,668.65
Noel Whelan B. L.	€64,190.09
Gerard Durcan S.C.	€64,030.98
Siobhan Ni Chulachain B. L.	€63,755.27
Aileen Donnelly S.C.	€63,631.60
Ben O Floinn B. L.	€63,178.47
Anthony Kerr B. L.	€61,853.74
Remy Farrell B. L.	€61,489.96
Thomas O Malley B.L.	€61,031.37
Shane Costelloe B. L.	€58,724.43
James Doherty B. L.	€58,692.89
Aoife Carroll B.L.	€58,557.30
Denise Brett B. L.	€58,182.61
Clíona Kimber B. L.	€57,407.19
Garrett Simons S.C.	€56,550.06
Roisin Lacey B. L.	€55,134.68
Kathleen Leader B.L.	€54,394.89
Cormac Corrigan S.C.	€54,019.12
Niall O' Hanlon B. L.	€51,920.52
Margaret Gray B.L.	€51,263.73
Melanie Greally B. L.	€50,695.95
Peter Ward SC	€50,210.03
Oisin Quinn S.C.	€49,978.64
Joan Kelly BL	€49,876.94
Patrick Mc Grath S.C.	€49,183.82
Mark William Murphy B.L.	€48,976.14
Cathy Smith B.L.	€47,233.33
Michael Mac Grath S.C.	€46,329.74
Sean Guerin B. L.	€44,322.60
Eoin Carolan BL	€43,513.22
Niamh Hyland S.C.	€42,488.03
Ann Harnett O Connor B.L.	€42,189.37
Patrick Mc Cann S.C.	€41,817.40
Tara Burns B. L.	€41,752.73
Timothy O' Leary S.C.	€41,552.41
Grainne Gilmore B.L.	€40,604.91
Paul Carroll B. L.	€39,933.18
Luan O' Braonain S.C.	€39,291.06
Ailbhe O'Neill B.L.	€38,585.46
Diarmaid Mc Guinness S.C.	€38,360.01
Stephen Byrne B. L.	€38,308.88

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Colm O' Hoisin S.C.	€37,978.72
Simon Boyle S.C.	€37,514.61
Maeve Brennan BL	€37,423.98
Eanna Mulloy S.C.	€37,317.38
David Dodd B.L.	€37,127.55
Catherine Donnelly B.L.	€36,422.98
Vincent Heneghan B. L.	€36,358.80
Ted Harding B.L.	€35,232.12
Eoin Mc Cullough S.C.	€34,628.44
James Connolly S.C.	€34,344.06
Ronan Killeen B.L.	€33,735.86
Dermot Sheehan B. L.	€33,493.69
Barry Doherty B.L.	€33,109.15
Fergal Foley B. L.	€33,107.64
John M Fitzgerald S.C.	€32,986.14
Anthony McBride BL	€32,486.76
Seamus Woulfe S.C.	€29,738.94
Joseph O Sullivan BL	€29,734.69
Liam Dockery B.L.	€28,930.83
Stephen Boggs B.L.	€28,794.55
Marguerite Bolger S.C.	€26,964.16
Gerard Humphreys B. L.	€26,870.40
Anne Rowland B. L.	€26,806.11
Tom O' Connell S.C.	€26,625.67
Tom Mallon B. L.	€26,033.95
Michael Carson S.C.	€25,096.92
Deirdre Murphy S.C.	€24,746.37
Shane O'Callaghan BL	€24,310.95
Roderick F. O' Hanlon S.C.	€23,748.76
Michael J. Bowman B. L.	€23,651.40
John F. Brennan B. L.	€23,561.88
Helen Callanan B. L.	€23,152.34
Patrick Leonard B.L.	€23,116.62
Aillil O Reilly B.L.	€22,959.18
Sean Gillane S.C.	€22,474.56
Darren Lehane B.L.	€21,616.84
Michael O' Scanaill S.C.	€21,607.45
Paul O' Higgins S.C.	€21,475.80
Peter Shanley B.L.	€20,681.18
Jonathan Newman B.L.	€19,894.23
Richard Lyons S.C.	€19,600.71
Donal Mc Guinness B. L.	€18,991.11
Leo Mulrooney	€18,967.83
Brian Kennedy S.C.	€18,911.84
Patrick E. Keane S.C.	€18,904.61
John Trainor S.C.	€18,851.28
Conor Dignam S.C.	€18,152.73
Karl Dowling B.L.	€17,758.74
Michael J. Durack S.C.	€17,699.70

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
David Nolan S.C.	€17,665.16
Shelley Horan B.L.	€17,569.47
Paul O' Neill B. L.	€17,394.66
Dermot Manning B.L.	€17,327.75
Paul Burns S.C.	€17,222.46
Rosemary Healy B.L.	€17,031.85
David Barniville S.C.	€16,790.77
Brendan Grehan S.C.	€16,521.36
Caroline Cummings B. L.	€16,505.37
Mr. Andrew Beck, B. L.	€16,180.65
James Devlin S.C.	€16,175.16
Oran Doyle B.L	€15,847.32
Alex Finn B. L.	€15,511.57
Peggy O' Rourke B. L.	€15,227.40
Patrick Mc Entee S.C.	€14,926.05
Barry M. Ward B.L.	€14,920.82
Adrienne Egan S.C.	€14,746.47
Adrienne Cawley B. L.	€14,732.94
Elma Sheahan B. L.	€14,472.25
David Holland S.C.	€14,296.95
Michael Hourican BL	€14,034.30
Charles Meenan S.C.	€13,966.07
Suzanne Fleury BL	€13,844.88
Byron Wade BL	€13,539.84
Michael Binchy BL	€13,293.84
Reg Jackson B. L.	€13,185.22
Angus Buttanshaw B. L.	€13,023.50
Conor J. Maguire S.C.	€13,015.86
Colm Smyth S.C.	€12,881.79
Frances Meenan BL	€12,739.60
Nicholas Butler S. C.	€12,708.36
Eoghan Fitzsimons S.C.	€12,456.63
Sile O' Kelly Merrick B. L.	€11,736.52
Robert Beatty B. L.	€11,437.77
Rebecca Graydon BL	€11,210.22
John McGuiggan BL	€10,942.08
Laurence Masterson B.L.	€10,632.12
Mary Rose Gearty S.C.	€10,447.18
Gareth Robinson B.L.	€10,126.59
Tadhg Dorgan BL	€10,108.14
Neville Cox B.L.	€10,021.54
Eileen Finn B.L.	€9,895.04
Michelle Carey B.L.	€9,770.14
Roderick Maguire B.L.	€9,761.71
Niall O Driscoll B.L.	€9,188.10
Hugh Mohan S.C.	€9,173.34
Patrick F. O' Reilly S.C.	€9,128.05
Úna Tighe B.L.	€9,096.78
Mark Sanfey S.C.	€9,075.72

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
David Fennelly BL	€8,763.75
Michael P. O' Higgins S.C.	€8,627.22
John D. Fitzgerald B. L.	€8,379.99
Esther Earley B.L.	€7,815.42
Grainne Mullan BL	€7,632.15
Sinead Ni Chulachain B. L.	€7,520.17
Richard Humphreys S.C.	€7,478.40
Peter Somers B. L.	€7,345.56
Alan Philip Brady BL	€7,210.26
Tim O' Connor B. L.	€7,179.51
Conor Bourke B.L	€7,161.06
Mr. Niall Nolan,B. L.	€7,056.51
Cian P. Kelly BL.	€6,872.01
Donnchadh McCarthy B.L.	€6,807.48
John L. O' Donnell S.C.	€6,750.24
Garrett Baker B. L.	€6,617.40
Rebecca Broderick BL	€6,453.81
Brendan Gogarty B. L.	€6,393.54
Connor Feeney BL	€6,322.94
Helen Boyle B. L.	€6,243.89
Patrick K. McMorrow BL	€6,111.87
John Hannan B. L.	€6,084.81
Conor Devally S.C.	€6,074.97
Genevieve Coonan BL	€5,714.58
Joseph G Jackson BL	€5,706.54
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú B.L.	€5,660.46
Caroline Costello S.C.	€5,627.71
Gerry Kelly S.C.	€5,578.05
Cian Ferriter S.C.	€5,523.65
Aisling Martin B.L.	€5,327.87
Francis Comerford B. L.	€5,116.49
Patricia Hill B.L.	€4,964.28
Sunniva Mc Donagh S.C.	€4,958.16
Imelda Kelly BL	€4,867.11
James McDermott B.L.	€4,819.36
Jonathan Tomkin BL	€4,781.01
Stephen Dowling B. L.	€4,714.82
Ms. Lily Buckley, B. L.	€4,608.81
Martin G Gleeson SC	€4,506.72
Eamon Marray B. L.	€4,360.76
Thomas Rice B. L.	€4,013.49
Kilda Mooney B. L.	€3,998.73
Hugh O Flaherty B.L.	€3,986.04
Patrick R. O'Brien BL	€3,958.14
Mark Byrne B.L.	€3,904.02
Elva Kearney BL.	€3,803.62
Doreen Shivnen B. L.	€3,731.82
Caren Geoghegan B.L.	€3,633.42
Robert D O' Neill B. L.	€3,539.94

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Asim Sheikh B. L.	€3,394.80
Mel Christle S.C.	€3,394.80
Rossa Fanning B. L.	€3,322.88
Patricia McLaughlin B.L.	€3,288.34
Hugh O' Neill S.C.	€3,168.48
Rory Mullany B. L.	€3,075.00
Ellen Gleeson B.L.	€3,069.85
Michael  P Mc Grath B.L.	€2,978.82
Liam I Bell	€2,924.94
Geri Silke B. L.	€2,865.50
Una Ni Raifeartaigh S.C.	€2,858.40
Miriam Reilly B. L.	€2,753.97
Paul O'Reilly B.L.	€2,749.56
Ms. Aideen Collard,  B. L.	€2,712.15
Diane Duggan BL	€2,708.46
Nuala Jackson B. L.	€2,646.96
Barry Andrews BL	€2,617.44
Elizabeth O' Connell B. L.	€2,537.35
Brendan P Ryan BL	€2,532.00
Tom Fitzpatrick B. L.	€2,473.53
Mary Mac Murrough Murphy B. L.	€2,464.92
John Rogers S.C.	€2,460.00
Emile Daly B. L.	€2,376.36
Douglas Clarke B. L.	€2,342.56
Carol O' Farrell B. L.	€2,297.64
Elaine Grier B.L.	€2,253.36
Nessa Cahill B.L	€2,174.14
Maura King B. L.	€2,150.04
Ann Kelly BL.	€2,145.12
Dara Foynes B. L.	€2,135.50
Martin T. Collins BL	€2,022.40
Paul Murphy BL	€2,022.00
Faye Revington BL	€1,753.98
Cathy Maguire B. L.	€1,745.37
Paul Hutchinson BL	€1,722.00
Genevieve Burke BL	€1,722.00
Irene Garavan BL	€1,656.00
Deirdre Heney BL	€1,608.47
Eithne Casey B. L.	€1,542.42
James Egan	€1,495.68
Kevin Maguire B. L.	€1,478.92
Michael Cooney B. L.	€1,416.96
John A Ryan BL	€1,414.50
Denise Bourke B.L	€1,397.28
Aoife Goodman B. L.	€1,357.92
Kenneth Togher B.L.	€1,357.92
Martina Baxter BL	€1,353.00
William Abrahamson B. L.	€1,335.78
Michelle M O Neill BL.	€1,334.55

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Kerry-Jane Morgan BL	€1,333.32
Michael Wall BL	€1,325.94
Philip Sheahan,B.L.	€1,318.90
Karen O'Brien	€1,260.75
Mark Finan BL	€1,210.32
Mark O' Connell B. L.	€1,131.60
Cormac O' Dulachain S.C.	€1,113.20
Katie O'Connell B.L.	€1,107.00
Johanna Ronan Mehigan B. L.	€1,067.64
Teresa Pilkington SC	€1,059.03
Colm Mac Eochaidh S.C.	€986.01
Tabitha Wood BL	€979.08
Emily Gibson B.L.	€939.72
James Nicholson B. L.	€905.28
Jim Sharkey B. L.	€905.28
Michael Ryan B. L.	€905.28
Bridget Bermingham	€905.28
Ivana Bacik B. L.	€851.60
Margaret Nerney S.C.	€781.66
Henry Murphy S.C.	€752.76
Eve Bourached BL	€752.76
Liam Hogan BL	€736.00
Karl Finnegan B. L.	€675.98
Brendan Brady B.L.	€661.74
Padraig Mc Cartan S.C.	€652.19
Patrick Gageby S.C.	€649.44
John Breslin SC	€615.00
Hugh Hartnett S.C.	€556.60
Gareth Fleming B.L.	€552.83
David Wheelahan B. L.	€520.29
Mark O'Riordan B.L.	€509.22
Simon Kearns BL	€503.07
Michael Mullooly B. L.	€489.50
Brendan Savage BL	€480.93
Simon Mc Donald B. L.	€471.09
Brian C. Murray B.L	€452.64
Colette Egan BL	€452.64
Joanne Williams BL	€442.80
John Ferry BL	€430.50
James Mc Cullough B. L.	€395.25
Robert Kearns BL	€368.00
Caroline Murphy BL	€366.54
Ms. Sinead Mc Grath,B.L.	€361.79
Katherine McGillicuddy BL	€350.00
Paul Coughlan B. L.	€254.61
Andrew Nugent BL	€254.61
Eamonn T. Walsh B.L.	€248.05
Conor Fahy B. L.	€184.50
Jane McCudden BL	€182.04

2013

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Viv Lavan B.L.	€166.98
James O' Reilly S.C.	€153.75
Niall J. Fitzgibbon B. L.	€151.25
Helen M Johnson B. L.	€150.00
Laura O'Reilly BL	€148.00
	€12,347,910.11

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
David Conlan Smyth B. L.	€321,608.31
Siobhan Stack S.C.	€285,295.92
Paul O' Higgins S.C.	€259,327.75
Robert Barron S.C.	€249,650.51
Sinead Mc Grath B.L.	€243,822.34
Luan O' Braonain S.C.	€231,180.33
Nuala Butler S.C.	€184,703.25
Paul Anthony Mc Dermott B. L.	€182,405.17
Feichin Mc Donagh S.C.	€152,975.85
Emily Farrell B.L.	€151,171.14
Diarmaid Mc Guinness S.C.	€129,830.56
Eugene Regan S.C.	€127,242.31
Fiona O' Sullivan B. L.	€126,877.16
Shane  Murphy S.C.	€120,769.78
Anthony Moore B. L.	€119,970.34
David Lennon B.L.	€119,464.98
Kilda Mooney B. L.	€118,104.60
Frank Callanan S.C.	€117,046.33
Mary O' Toole S.C.	€116,824.03
Cindy Carroll B. L.	€115,344.56
Barry Doherty B.L.	€106,111.55
Cathleen Noctor B. L.	€103,474.29
Ann-Marie Lawlor B. L.	€102,745.00
Eileen Barrington S.C.	€101,568.53
Anthony McBride BL	€97,756.90
Grainne O Neill B.L.	€97,502.48
Elva Duffy B. L.	€90,113.41
Daniel Donnelly B.L.	€89,123.94
Maurice Collins S.C.	€87,696.47
Eoin Carolan BL	€86,355.80
Brian Kennedy S.C.	€81,573.60
Denise Brett B. L.	€81,249.22
Alex Finn B. L.	€79,927.12
David Dodd B.L.	€79,125.90
Elizabeth Cogan B. L.	€78,049.65
Eilis Brennan B.L.	€78,016.56
Ben O Floinn B. L.	€76,799.48
Clíona Kimber B. L.	€76,673.19
Ann Harnett O Connor B.L.	€75,074.06
Patrick Dillon-Malone B. L.	€74,954.64
Denis Mc Donald S.C.	€74,793.11
Sara Moorhead S.C	€74,788.34
Paul Mc Garry S.C.	€72,028.58
Conor Power B. L.	€68,426.13
Siobhan Ni Chulachain B. L.	€67,997.02
Ronan Kennedy B. L.	€65,017.88
Tony McGillicuddy B.L.	€64,035.30
Mark J. Dunne B.L.	€61,936.31

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Nap Keeling BL	€61,906.75
Paul Carroll B. L.	€61,523.37
Aoife Carroll B.L.	€60,875.16
Kathleen Leader B.L.	€58,672.19
Eoin Mc Cullough S.C.	€58,586.01
Jim Benson B.L.	€57,965.47
Catherine Duggan B.L.	€56,735.59
Aileen Donnelly S.C.	€56,145.81
Remy Farrell B. L.	€55,764.78
D. J. Hegarty S.C.	€54,910.91
John Cheatle B.L.	€54,509.89
Lisa Dempsey B. L.	€54,069.95
Fiona Murphy B. L.	€53,856.87
Seamus Woulfe S.C.	€53,556.67
Marguerite Bolger S.C.	€52,933.05
Maeve Brennan BL	€51,858.80
Joe Jeffers B.L.	€51,784.26
Noel J Travers B.L.	€51,577.59
Anthony Kerr B. L.	€50,137.09
Patrick Mc Grath S.C.	€48,631.87
Anthony M. Collins S.C.	€48,582.54
Grainne Gilmore B.L.	€48,561.63
John D. Fitzgerald B. L.	€46,316.88
Barry O Donnell BL	€44,686.16
Dermot Manning B.L.	€44,215.06
Peter Shanley B.L.	€44,099.33
Garrett Simons S.C.	€42,310.52
Asim Sheikh B. L.	€41,225.54
Vincent Heneghan B. L.	€40,875.36
Melanie Greally B. L.	€40,280.54
Jonathan Newman B.L.	€40,277.58
Anthony Aston S.C.	€40,041.17
Michael Wall BL	€39,968.84
Laurence Masterson B.L.	€39,907.35
Mr. Andrew Beck, B. L.	€39,664.75
David Hardiman S.C.	€38,864.09
Simon Boyle S.C.	€38,761.74
Michael Mc Dowell S.C.	€38,644.14
Stephen Byrne B. L.	€37,850.08
Ailbhe O'Neill B.L.	€37,155.84
Henry Murphy S.C.	€36,791.76
John Hannan B. L.	€36,257.94
James Connolly S.C.	€35,301.62
Richard Humphreys S.C.	€35,046.39
John Healy B.L.	€34,024.33
Leo Mulrooney	€32,053.80
Sean Gillane S.C.	€32,051.34
Gerard Humphreys B. L.	€31,634.60
Liam Dockery B.L.	€30,515.07

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Mervyn Hickey B.L.	€30,409.86
Roisin Lacey B. L.	€30,299.57
Joanne Williams BL	€29,458.63
Tony O'Connor SC.	€28,993.56
Stephen Boggs B.L.	€28,955.93
Noel Whelan B. L.	€28,834.27
Brendan Grehan S.C.	€28,789.23
Genevieve Coonan BL	€28,411.77
Cathy Smith B.L.	€28,091.66
Caroline Cummings B. L.	€28,090.53
Joan Kelly BL	€28,009.34
David Barniville S.C.	€27,278.94
Patrick Leonard B.L.	€27,230.97
Michael Binchy BL	€26,536.02
Paul Greene S.C.	€26,521.26
Niamh Hyland S.C.	€26,034.35
Micheal D. O Connell B. L.	€25,802.06
Douglas Clarke B. L.	€24,655.08
David Holland S.C.	€24,123.16
Peter Ward SC	€22,769.76
Shane Costelloe B. L.	€22,725.50
Colm Smyth S.C.	€22,410.60
Glen Gibbons BL	€22,050.21
Conor J. Maguire S.C.	€21,698.43
Tom O' Connell S.C.	€21,213.44
Roderick Maguire B.L.	€20,968.72
Ciaran Toland B.L.	€20,541.00
Paul O' Neill B. L.	€20,194.79
Shelley Horan B.L.	€19,373.73
Patrick Mc Cann S.C.	€19,249.50
Tara Burns B. L.	€18,950.88
Brian Murray S.C.	€18,224.10
Michael Mac Grath S.C.	€18,131.02
Grainne Mullan BL	€18,030.57
Mr. Niall Nolan,B. L.	€17,509.71
Michael J. Bowman B. L.	€17,394.66
Úna Tighe B.L.	€16,964.20
William Maher BL	€16,609.15
Michelle Carey B.L.	€16,258.02
Esther Earley B.L.	€16,034.28
Michael Hourican BL	€15,804.27
Fergal Foley B. L.	€15,753.64
John F. Brennan B. L.	€15,422.46
Byron Wade BL	€15,351.63
Richard Lyons S.C.	€15,183.16
Una Ni Raifeartaigh S.C.	€15,018.30
Shane O'Callaghan BL	€14,527.53
Conor Devally S.C.	€14,163.45
Cathy Maguire B. L.	€13,682.52

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Niall O Driscoll B.L.	€13,537.38
Conor Dignam S.C.	€13,493.95
Joseph G Jackson BL	€12,310.65
Donnchadh McCarthy B.L.	€12,178.63
Adrienne Egan S.C.	€11,702.22
Karl Dowling B.L.	€11,653.02
Dr Suzanne Kingston BL	€11,563.23
Charles Meenan S.C.	€11,457.04
Suzanne Fleury BL	€11,239.74
Teresa Pilkington SC	€11,038.02
Denis Mc Cullough S.C.	€10,750.20
Ciaran Donal Craven B. L.	€10,653.87
Paul Burns S.C.	€10,204.08
Gareth Robinson B.L.	€9,696.69
Caroline Costello S.C.	€9,623.13
Anne Rowland B. L.	€9,612.15
Michael Cush S.C.	€9,589.31
David Fennelly BL	€9,501.75
Colm O' Hoisin S.C.	€9,407.04
Marcus Dowling B.L.	€9,202.28
R. A. M. Robins S.C.	€9,195.48
Paul O'Reilly B.L.	€8,711.00
Robert Kearns BL	€8,606.00
Hugh Mohan S.C.	€8,585.70
Murray Johnson B. L.	€8,295.63
John McGuiggan BL	€8,189.34
Pearse Michael Sreenan B. L.	€8,113.18
Ms. Aideen Collard,  B. L.	€8,109.39
Tim O' Connor B. L.	€7,923.66
Mark William Murphy B.L.	€7,663.36
Mark O' Connell B. L.	€7,591.56
Mary Rose Gearty S.C.	€7,488.24
Miriam Reilly B. L.	€7,369.20
Niamh McGowan BL	€7,368.93
Gerard Durcan S.C.	€7,355.40
Patrick F. O' Reilly S.C.	€7,345.56
Aillil O Reilly B.L.	€7,327.11
Jeananne McGovern B.L.	€7,276.33
Kieran Kelly B. L.	€7,153.68
Fintan Valentine B.L.	€6,991.32
Geri Silke B. L.	€6,737.94
Margaret Nerney S.C.	€6,721.95
Jane Hyland B. L.	€6,646.92
William Fitzgerald BL	€6,611.25
Robert Haughton S.C.	€6,368.94
Alexander Caffrey BL	€6,313.59
Diane Duggan BL	€6,281.61
Rory Mulcahy S.C.	€6,223.80
John A Ryan BL	€6,185.67

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Patrick E. Keane S.C.	€6,137.70
Eithne Casey B. L.	€5,905.23
Peter Somers B. L.	€5,725.65
Aoife Goodman B. L.	€5,658.00
John P. Redmond & Co.	€5,566.00
Sarah Fennell B.L.	€5,516.55
Niall O' Hanlon B. L.	€5,501.79
Deirdre Murphy S.C.	€5,488.26
Gerry Kelly S.C.	€5,384.94
John R. Finlay S.C.	€5,318.52
Sunniva Mc Donagh S.C.	€5,307.48
Bridget Bermingham	€5,180.76
Mark Finan BL	€5,137.71
Peter Leonard B.L.	€5,124.18
Emma Doyle B.L.	€5,051.61
Ronan Killeen B.L.	€4,797.91
Hugh O Flaherty B.L.	€4,789.62
Robert D O' Neill B. L.	€4,644.48
Garrett Baker B. L.	€4,457.07
Michael F. Collins B. L.	€4,438.83
Lorcan Connolly BL	€4,244.73
John L. O' Donnell S.C.	€4,126.65
Cormac Corrigan S.C.	€4,073.76
Karen O' Connor B. L.	€3,997.50
Andrew Whelan BL	€3,949.53
Patrick R. O'Brien BL	€3,813.00
Adrienne Cawley B. L.	€3,628.50
Grainne M. Clohessy SC	€3,621.12
Alexander J. Owens S.C.	€3,548.55
Conleth Bradley S.C.	€3,547.32
Ms. Lily Buckley, B. L.	€3,420.67
John F. Kiely B. L.	€3,382.50
Silvia Martinez Garcia BL	€3,345.60
Michael O' Scanaill S.C.	€3,281.64
Nuala Jackson B. L.	€3,259.50
Derek Sheahan B.L	€3,259.50
Emma Keane BL	€3,239.82
Brendan P Ryan BL	€3,209.00
Patrick K. McMorrow BL	€3,168.48
Michael J. Durack S.C.	€3,089.76
Eoghan Fitzsimons S.C.	€3,055.32
Brendan Gogarty B. L.	€3,051.44
Reg Jackson B. L.	€3,003.66
Michael Carson S.C.	€2,920.02
Tom Fitzpatrick B. L.	€2,851.14
James Bridgeman BL	€2,767.50
John Trainor S.C.	€2,715.84
Michael Cooney B. L.	€2,683.86
Derry Hand B.L	€2,659.26

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Colm McCarvill BL	€2,506.98
Cian P. Kelly BL.	€2,500.59
John Ferry BL	€2,435.40
Siobhan Phelan B. L.	€2,367.75
Brian Sugrue B.L.	€2,285.34
Patricia Hill B.L.	€2,236.14
David Humphries B. L.	€2,169.72
Angus Buttanshaw B. L.	€2,129.78
Rosemary Healy B.L.	€2,113.14
Ronan Murphy S.C.	€2,093.46
Dan Boland B. L.	€2,091.00
Gerard Meehan BL	€2,082.39
Patricia McLaughlin B.L.	€2,060.25
Rossa Fanning B. L.	€1,948.32
Donal Fallon B.L.	€1,934.72
Elva Kearney BL.	€1,924.25
Thomas Rice B. L.	€1,885.59
Deirdre Browne B. L.	€1,848.30
Garrett Cooney B.L.	€1,776.12
Cormac O' Dulachain S.C.	€1,744.14
Sean Guerin B. L.	€1,744.14
Eanna Mulloy S.C.	€1,731.84
Paul Murphy BL	€1,700.00
James Doherty B. L.	€1,662.96
Grainne Fahey B.L.	€1,591.62
Mary M. O'Connor BL	€1,547.00
Brian C. Murray B.L	€1,543.61
Martin T. Collins BL	€1,519.00
Elizabeth Maguire B. L.	€1,476.00
Peter Nolan B. L.	€1,353.00
Philip Sheahan,B.L.	€1,353.00
Grace Mulherin B.L.	€1,313.64
Catherine Donnelly B.L.	€1,301.34
William Penrose B. L.	€1,244.64
Dermot Flanagan S.C.	€1,173.42
Donal Keane B. L.	€1,137.75
Niall J O' Neill B. L.	€1,120.46
Robert Beatty B. L.	€1,045.50
Dympna Glendenning B. L.	€1,000.00
Johanna Ronan Mehigan B. L.	€905.28
Mary Mac Murrough Murphy B. L.	€905.28
Kenneth Togher B.L.	€905.28
Elma Sheahan B. L.	€883.14
Caroline Biggs B.L.	€873.30
Michael  P Mc Grath B.L.	€849.11
Vinog Faughnan	€848.70
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú B.L.	€847.47
David Keane S.C.	€823.75
Helen O' Mara B. L.	€821.64

2014

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
James Devlin S.C.	€819.17
Grainne Larkin B.L.	€805.65
Ted Harding B.L.	€799.50
Blathna Ruane S.C.	€778.03
Jim Mc Ardle B. L.	€726.00
Hugh Hartnett S.C.	€707.94
Carol O' Farrell B. L.	€698.64
Mark Sanfey S.C.	€678.96
Niall Handy B.L.	€615.00
Michael J Walsh BL	€575.00
Eve Bourached BL	€569.49
Sean Michael McHale B.L.	€531.36
Frederick Gilligan BL	€509.22
Katherine Finn BL	€500.61
Emile Daly B. L.	€493.23
Marjorie Farrelly B. L.	€480.93
Elizabeth Murphy BL	€476.74
Peggy O' Rourke B. L.	€452.64
Elaine Power BL	€452.64
Brendan Brady B.L.	€452.64
James Egan	€452.64
Faye Revington BL	€452.64
Cliona Cassidy BL	€452.64
Julian Knowles QC	€379.00
Elaine Grier B.L.	€369.00
Simon P Vaughan B.L.	€368.00
Michael C O' Connor B. L.	€356.70
Mark Nicholas B.L.	€356.70
Colm P. Condon B.L.	€278.30
Veronica Gates B. L.	€254.61
Padraic Lyons B.L.	€226.32
James Mc Cullough B. L.	€184.50
Elaine Finneran B.L.	€184.50
Simon Kearns BL	€98.40
Denise Bourke B.L	€84.64
Viv Lavan B.L.	€83.49
	€9,806,507.47

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Luan O' Braonain S.C.	€186,908.82
Paul O' Higgins S.C.	€185,859.88
Robert Barron S.C.	€182,544.92
Fiona O' Sullivan B. L.	€163,753.20
Ann-Marie Lawlor B. L.	€149,501.65
James O' Reilly S.C.	€133,057.71
Anthony Moore B. L.	€131,938.05
Paul Anthony Mc Dermott B. L.	€122,932.57
David Lennon B.L.	€121,597.80
Shane  Murphy S.C.	€118,813.42
David Conlan Smyth B. L.	€118,667.52
Daniel Donnelly B.L.	€109,860.51
Cathleen Noctor B. L.	€103,542.63
Remy Farrell B. L.	€103,124.43
Conor Power B. L.	€100,666.89
Michael M. Collins S.C.	€99,872.54
Nuala Butler S.C.	€99,108.51
Garrett Simons S.C.	€98,403.69
Sinead Mc Grath B.L.	€93,100.06
Eugene Regan S.C.	€91,862.55
Cindy Carroll B. L.	€91,647.67
Nap Keeling BL	€88,481.62
John Cheatle B.L.	€84,790.05
Frank Callanan S.C.	€81,514.33
Joe Jeffers B.L.	€80,714.34
Seamus Woulfe S.C.	€78,667.55
John D. Fitzgerald B. L.	€78,616.68
Grainne O Neill B.L.	€75,343.65
Eileen Barrington S.C.	€74,819.67
Patrick Dillon-Malone B. L.	€71,157.22
Maurice Collins S.C.	€69,535.59
Eilis Brennan B.L.	€67,268.28
Michael Mc Dowell S.C.	€66,045.06
Elizabeth Cogan B. L.	€64,760.00
Mary O' Toole S.C.	€64,069.47
Niamh Hyland S.C.	€62,591.01
Cathy Maguire B. L.	€62,341.26
Brian Kennedy S.C.	€61,886.22
Marguerite Bolger S.C.	€60,903.45
Roisin Lacey B. L.	€60,847.87
Grainne Gilmore B.L.	€60,348.72
Tom O' Connell S.C.	€59,776.77
Paul Mc Garry S.C.	€58,970.02
Eoin Carolan BL	€58,581.36
Feichin Mc Donagh S.C.	€54,958.42
Alex Finn B. L.	€54,738.69
Siobhan Ni Chulachain B. L.	€53,524.43
Kathleen Leader B.L.	€52,923.21
Douglas Clarke B. L.	€51,073.37
Patricia McLaughlin B.L.	€50,177.70
Oisin Quinn S.C.	€49,711.67
Siobhan Stack S.C.	€49,266.38

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Tony McGillicuddy B.L.	€49,105.39
Jim Benson B.L.	€48,929.40
David Hardiman S.C.	€48,904.24
Patrick Mc Entee S.C.	€48,422.64
Paul Carroll B. L.	€48,252.91
Cormac Corrigan S.C.	€47,939.25
Anthony McBride BL	€47,836.74
Eoin Mc Cullough S.C.	€46,254.19
Dermot Manning B.L.	€45,299.69
Tony O'Connor SC.	€44,774.46
Richard Humphreys S.C.	€44,286.15
Peter Leonard B.L.	€43,341.51
David Dodd B.L.	€43,309.53
Ann Harnett O Connor B.L.	€43,125.37
Asim Sheikh B. L.	€43,036.05
Diarmaid Mc Guinness S.C.	€43,022.45
Kieran Kelly B. L.	€40,649.04
Glen Gibbons BL	€39,157.55
Peter Shanley B.L.	€38,042.67
Mark J. Dunne B.L.	€36,661.38
Catherine Duggan B.L.	€36,637.70
Vincent Heneghan B. L.	€35,849.58
Tim O' Connor B. L.	€35,233.35
Maeve Brennan BL	€35,074.20
Denis Mc Donald S.C.	€34,561.77
Michael Wall BL	€33,825.40
Una Ni Raifeartaigh S.C.	€33,197.70
Dr Suzanne Kingston BL	€32,590.08
Colm Smyth S.C.	€32,506.44
Conor Dignam S.C.	€31,571.64
Noel Whelan B. L.	€31,438.80
Emily Farrell B.L.	€31,101.18
Sean Gillane S.C.	€30,841.02
Tom Flynn B. L.	€29,697.12
Sean Michael McHale B.L.	€28,305.99
Lisa Dempsey B. L.	€28,000.11
Stephen Byrne B. L.	€26,594.79
Michael Mac Grath S.C.	€26,207.00
Elma Sheahan B. L.	€25,983.66
Fiona Murphy B. L.	€25,613.52
Anthony Kerr B. L.	€25,289.54
John Healy B.L.	€25,199.01
Michelle Carey B.L.	€25,112.91
Isobel Kennedy S.C.	€24,381.06
Conleth Bradley S.C.	€23,469.63
John L. O' Donnell S.C.	€23,339.25
John Hannan B. L.	€23,020.68
Shane O'Callaghan BL	€22,477.02
Barry Doherty B.L.	€22,356.48
Rebecca Broderick BL	€22,354.02
John Gleeson S.C.	€22,342.95
Aoife Carroll B.L.	€22,098.18
Micheal D. O Connell B. L.	€21,696.64

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Adrienne Cawley B. L.	€21,579.12
Caroline Cummings B. L.	€21,353.63
Michael Cush S.C.	€21,217.50
Melanie Greally B. L.	€19,795.62
Adrienne Egan S.C.	€19,638.19
Ciaran Donal Craven B. L.	€19,550.28
Denise Brett B. L.	€19,058.60
John A Ryan BL	€18,346.26
Aileen Donnelly S.C.	€17,731.68
Ronan Killeen B.L.	€17,383.59
Sean Guerin B. L.	€17,240.91
Patrick Mc Grath S.C.	€17,192.94
Joan Kelly BL	€16,612.03
Stephen Boggs B.L.	€16,547.19
Niamh McGowan BL	€16,325.79
Margaret Gray B.L.	€15,992.46
Michael Hourican BL	€15,832.56
David Fennelly BL	€15,654.21
Anthony Hanrahan BL	€15,327.03
Nick Reilly B.L.	€15,118.18
Peter Ward SC	€14,597.64
Mr. Andrew Beck, B. L.	€14,387.31
Elva Duffy B. L.	€14,263.49
Mervyn Hickey B.L.	€13,927.62
Ronan Kennedy B. L.	€13,806.75
D. J. Hegarty S.C.	€13,779.69
Karen O' Connor B. L.	€13,226.19
Ailbhe O'Neill B.L.	€13,178.22
Geri Silke B. L.	€12,757.75
Mr. Niall Nolan,B. L.	€12,359.04
R. A. M. Robins S.C.	€12,291.39
Grainne Mullan BL	€12,240.96
Brian Murray S.C.	€12,090.32
Shelley Horan B.L.	€12,003.57
Imogen McGrath B.L.	€11,766.92
Mark Finan BL	€11,746.52
Michael Ramsey B.L.	€11,485.74
Simon Boyle S.C.	€11,221.29
Barra O Keeffe BL	€10,954.52
Shane Costelloe B. L.	€10,782.18
Tadhg Dorgan BL	€10,255.74
David Sutton S.C.	€10,184.40
Noel J Travers B.L.	€9,931.02
Cathy Smith B.L.	€9,785.88
Joanne Williams BL	€9,774.03
Laurence Masterson B.L.	€9,205.32
Robert Haughton S.C.	€9,143.82
Ciaran Toland B.L.	€9,129.90
James Devlin S.C.	€8,880.04
David Leonard B.L.	€8,856.00
Nathy Dunleavy BL	€8,511.60
Sunniva Mc Donagh S.C.	€8,455.02
Thomas O Malley B.L.	€8,401.50

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Colm Mac Eochaidh S.C.	€8,281.24
Diane Duggan BL	€8,188.36
Conor Bourke B.L	€8,058.96
David Holland S.C.	€7,938.43
Clíona Kimber B. L.	€7,712.10
Joseph G Jackson BL	€7,688.87
Joseph O Sullivan BL	€7,581.72
Barry O Donnell BL	€7,576.80
Mairead Coghlan B.L.	€7,461.18
Byron Wade BL	€7,405.83
Marjorie Farrelly B. L.	€7,281.60
Genevieve Burke BL	€7,245.98
John F. Brennan B. L.	€7,099.56
Eoghan Fitzsimons S.C.	€6,937.20
Gerard Durcan S.C.	€6,755.16
Silvia Martinez Garcia BL	€6,678.90
Barry M. Ward B.L.	€6,520.23
Declan Doyle S.C.	€6,510.39
Rebecca Graydon BL	€6,346.80
Angus Buttanshaw B. L.	€6,344.34
Ms. Aideen Collard,  B. L.	€6,290.22
Michael O' Scanaill S.C.	€6,195.87
Niall O Driscoll B.L.	€5,945.82
Helen Boyle B. L.	€5,859.72
Kevin Dinneen BL	€5,803.58
Leo Mulrooney	€5,554.68
Fergal Foley B. L.	€5,372.03
Gareth Robinson B.L.	€5,274.24
Roderick F. O' Hanlon S.C.	€5,226.27
Grainne Fahey B.L.	€5,220.12
Jeananne McGovern B.L.	€4,977.81
Karl Dowling B.L.	€4,899.09
Esther Earley B.L.	€4,891.71
Eanna Mulloy S.C.	€4,880.64
Rory Mulcahy S.C.	€4,674.00
Cian P. Kelly BL.	€4,674.00
Liam Dockery B.L.	€4,330.83
Doreen Shivnen B. L.	€4,142.64
Donal Mc Guinness B. L.	€4,122.96
Philipp Rahn B. L.	€3,937.23
John Hennessy B. L.	€3,896.20
Catherine Donnelly B.L.	€3,886.80
Kenneth Togher B.L.	€3,707.22
Anne Rowland B. L.	€3,705.27
Maura King B. L.	€3,699.84
Emma Doyle B.L.	€3,639.57
Rosemary Healy B.L.	€3,619.89
Anthony M. Collins S.C.	€3,617.43
Emile Daly B. L.	€3,493.35
Robert Kearns BL	€3,409.00
James Doherty B. L.	€3,291.32
Thomas Rice B. L.	€3,290.25
Patrick K. McMorrow BL	€3,252.12

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Teresa Pilkington SC	€3,140.19
Paul O' Neill B. L.	€3,020.88
Padraic Lyons B.L.	€3,012.27
James B  Dwyer BL	€3,009.81
Grainne Duggan BL	€2,952.00
Ellen Gleeson B.L.	€2,952.00
Alexander Caffrey BL	€2,707.23
Bridget Bermingham	€2,628.51
William Maher BL	€2,607.40
Kerry-Jane Morgan BL	€2,263.20
Patrick F. O' Reilly S.C.	€2,114.37
Martin T. Collins BL	€2,046.00
Michael J. Bowman B. L.	€2,029.50
Kilda Mooney B. L.	€2,025.81
Paul Murphy BL	€1,954.00
Roderick Maguire B.L.	€1,890.51
Fintan Valentine B.L.	€1,810.56
Gerard Meehan BL	€1,801.95
Grace Mulherin B.L.	€1,676.49
Jane Hyland B. L.	€1,658.04
Ms. Lily Buckley, B. L.	€1,526.43
Jonathan Newman S.C.	€1,517.33
Patrick Leonard B.L.	€1,511.67
Patricia Hill B.L.	€1,510.44
Paul Burns S.C.	€1,476.00
Mark G. Connaughton S.C.	€1,404.68
Eithne Casey B. L.	€1,396.05
Suzanne Lewis B.L.	€1,353.00
Mr. Carl Hanahoe,B. L.	€1,318.90
Caroline Gill BL	€1,276.00
Michael Gleeson S.C.	€1,245.24
James Browne BL	€1,137.75
Michael C O' Connor B. L.	€1,107.00
Emma Keane BL	€1,107.00
James M. Kavanagh BL	€984.00
Michael MacNamee B.L.	€969.24
Niall Handy B.L.	€900.36
John Ferry BL	€738.00
Richard Lyons S.C.	€734.00
James Nicholson B. L.	€707.25
Margaret Nerney S.C.	€678.96
Aine Swift B. L.	€676.50
Mary M. O'Connor BL	€650.08
Peter Nolan B. L.	€615.00
Hugh Hartnett S.C.	€556.60
Paul O'Reilly B.L.	€552.00
Niall O' Hanlon B. L.	€480.93
Mairead Carey B.L.	€452.64
Patrick Mc Cann S.C.	€282.90
James Egan	€254.61
Ciaran Mandal B.L.	€254.61
Kathryn Hutton B. L.	€246.00
Michael J Walsh BL	€205.00

2015

Counsel Name	Amount Paid
Tom Fitzpatrick B. L.	€184.50
Michael  P Mc Grath B.L.	€184.50
Murray Johnson B. L.	€121.00
Aillil O Reilly B.L.	€116.85
	€7,536,496.37

Counsel Fees 2011-2015

Pension Provisions

Questions (132)

Billy Timmins

Question:

132. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Taoiseach the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

My Department has made no annual pension payments in excess of €60,000 in 2015. In general, the payment of pensions to retired staff of the Department of the Taoiseach is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Departmental Functions

Questions (133)

Eoghan Murphy

Question:

133. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as well as internal audit's adherence to professional standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32556/15]

Written answers

The Taoiseach

The Audit Committee and Internal Audit Unit provide assurances to my Department’s Accounting Officer on the adequacy and effectiveness of the organisation’s system of internal controls. The audit function’s terms of reference are set out in the Internal Audit Charter (set out below).

The Internal Audit Unit is an independent advisory service and outside of this has no operational role. It has a staff of three (Principal Officer, Higher Executive Officer and Executive Officer) and delivers on a work programme agreed with the Audit Committee, reporting on its audits to the Committee three to four times per year prior to submission to the Accounting Officer.

The members of the Audit Committee, including two external members, are appointed by the Secretary General of my Department in his capacity as Accounting Officer. No fees or remuneration are paid for their services.

Annually the Audit Committee submits a report to the Accounting Officer and the Audit Committee Chair briefs the Accounting Officer on the work of the Internal Audit Unit and the operation of the Audit Committee. As Taoiseach, I also receive a copy of the annual report as does the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Management Advisory Committee of my Department.

The Internal Audit Unit maintains regular contact with the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General and circulates its internal audit reports to it. The Audit Committee meets annually with the C&AG auditor to the Department to discuss the internal audit work programme and other matters of common interest, including issues identified in the context of the C&AG audits.

The Audit Committee regularly reviews its operation and procedures. In 2013 the Committee arranged an external Quality Assurance Review of the audit function and it is currently updating the Internal Audit Charter in line with the most recent guidelines for audit committees issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Department of the Taoiseach

Internal Audit Charter

1.0 Introduction

1.1 This Charter sets out the purpose, authority and responsibilities of the Internal Audit function in the Department of the Taoiseach.

2.0 Internal Audit Unit

2.1 The Internal Audit Unit’s function is to provide assurance to the Accounting Officer on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Department’s system of internal controls.

2.2 The Unit operates as a resource for Departmental and Divisional managers through its analysis and appraisal of Departmental control systems. In its reports the Unit makes recommendations to management based on ‘Best Practice’.

2.3 The Unit will also act in an advisory capacity to projects under development to ensure the adequacy of control measures.

3.0 Internal Audit Committee

3.1 The Accounting Officer is the person responsible for appointing the membership of the Internal Audit Committee. The Committee comprises 2 Department officials and 2 external representatives from another Government Department. The Accounting Officer may change the membership of the Committee as and when required.

The current membership of the Audit Committee is as follows: -

- Mr John Malone (Chair).

- Mr. Philip Hamell, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach.

- Mr. John Callinan, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Taoiseach.

- Ms. Elizabeth Canavan, Assistant Secretary, Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

3.2 Although not members of the Committee, the Heads of the Finance Unit and Internal Audit Unit may attend Committee meetings. The managers of any Divisions or Offices may attend Committee meetings discussing internal audit reports on their particular sections. The Committee may occasionally decide to hold meetings without these managers (including the Head of the Finance Unit) being present.

3.3 The Internal Audit Committee will consider the work of the Internal Audit Unit comprising audit reports that have been submitted, the schedule of work (Work Programmes) and other matters as appropriate.

3.4 The operation of the Internal Audit Committee will be reviewed by the Accounting Officer, the Chairperson of the Committee and the Head of the Internal Audit Unit after a three-year period.

3.5 The Internal Audit Committee should ensure ‘Quality Assurance Reviews’ of the Internal Audit Unit on a regular basis, i.e. at least once every five years.

4.0 Responsibilities

4.1 The Internal Audit Unit operates as an independent advisory service and outside of this has no operational role. Responsibility for internal control rests with managers who, without regard to audit activity, ensure that appropriate and adequate control arrangements exist in their areas of responsibility. The role of internal audit is to appraise the adequacy and effectiveness of those arrangements and to make recommendations for improvements as appropriate.

4.2 It is for managers and Departmental management to decide upon the appropriate response to reports and recommendations of internal audit.

4.3 The Internal Audit Unit will liaise, as necessary and appropriate, with external auditors, including the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.

4.4 The Internal Audit Unit is authorised to have full access to Departmental records (manual and electronic), physical properties and personnel relevant to the carrying out of a review. It will be responsible for affording to records and other materials entrusted to its care, the same protections afforded by staff in whose care they normally are retained.

4.4.1 In rare cases where issues of exceptional sensitivity of records arise (e.g. Northern Ireland), the Accounting Officer may decide an appropriate level of access to be afforded to the Internal Auditor.

4.4.2 Where access to documentation is stipulated in contracts/agreements between the Department and third parties, Internal Audit may also have access to such documentation where it is relevant to the carrying on of its audits.

5.0 Scope

5.1 The Internal Audit Unit will, in general, adopt a systems-based approach to its audits supplemented, where appropriate, by the use of traditional transaction-testing, vouching and verification methods .

5.2 The Internal Audit Unit will be responsible for reviewing and appraising the following: -

5.2.1 the design and operation of all systems and procedures (financial, managerial etc.) which are intended to control the Department's operations, including those used by management to measure the effectiveness of programmes and other activities of the Department;

5.2.2 the adequacy, reliability and integrity of the information systems used to monitor the Department’s activities and to ensure accountability;

5.2.3 the degree of compliance with (a) legislation (domestic and international) and other requirements laid down centrally (e.g. by the Department of Finance) and (b) management plans, procedures and policies;

5.2.4 the acquisition and disposal of assets and the safeguarding of assets and interests from losses, including those arising from fraud, malpractice and irregularity;

5.2.5 arrangements for the economic and efficient use of resources and for avoiding waste.

6.0 Reporting Accountabilities

6.1 The Head of the Internal Audit Unit will report to the Internal Audit Committee on a regular basis, as agreed in the context of the Annual Work programme, and in particular circumstances, as requested by the Accounting Officer/Internal Audit Committee.

6.2 Audit reports prepared by the Internal Auditor will be submitted to the Accounting Officer by the Head of Internal Audit. A copy of the reports will also be circulated to the Internal Audit Committee which in turn will submit its observations on reports to the Accounting Officer.

6.3 The Internal Audit Committee will submit an annual report to the Accounting Officer. A copy will be provided, for information, to the Taoiseach.

7.0 Resourcing

7.1 The Expenses of the Internal Audit function shall be met from the Vote of the Department of the Taoiseach.

8.0 Conflict of Interest

8.1 In view of the relatively small size of the Department and the need to make the most efficient use of resources the Head of the Internal Audit Unit will be assigned on a part-time basis. However, to ensure an appropriate level of access within the Department and that particular concerns and recommendations are acted upon, he/she shall be at Principal Officer level and will perform the audit role in addition to his/her Divisional duties within the Department.

8.2 Should for any reason a matter arise relating to the Principal Officer’s dual roles where a potential conflict of interest might arise then he/she should advise the Chairman of the Audit Committee accordingly who will ensure that appropriate steps are taken.

Martin Fraser

Secretary General

7 July 2012

Public Sector Pensions

Questions (134)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

134. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a retired civil servant (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted early access to their retirement lump sum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30444/15]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

The officer in question retired from the Civil Service on 4th September 2009 under the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement.

In line with the terms of the Scheme, the officer was paid the pension along with 10% of the retirement lump sum without actuarial reduction. The 90% balance of the lump sum will be payable when the officer reaches preserved pension age (i.e. 60 years of age).

While there is no provision under this Scheme to pay the balance of the lump sum to the officer before preserved pension age, preserved lump sums may be paid early on grounds of incapacity, i.e. if the officer satisfies the criteria for ill-health retirement from the civil service.

Youth Unemployment Measures

Questions (135)

Tom Fleming

Question:

135. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the strategy to address the 30.02% youth unemployment as per statistics reported in summer 2015 by the Central Statistics Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30816/15]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

The Government’s primary strategy to tackle youth unemployment is through policies to create the environment for a strong economic recovery by promoting competitiveness and productivity. Economic recovery will underpin jobs growth and the availability of productive employment for young people. This strategy has been succeeding, with an increase of over 80,000 in employment over the last two years.

Youth unemployment continues to fall (with a rate of 22.4% in Q2 2015, as compared to 26.9% in Q2 2014). These figures are not adjusted for seasonality; the seasonally-adjusted rate published by the Central Statistics Office as of August 2015 was 20.7%.

The number of young people who are long-term unemployed has fallen from 35,000 in mid-2012 (46% of all the young unemployed at that time) to 13,000 (31% of all the young unemployed) in mid-2015.

However, the Government recognises that as the recovery takes hold, there is a need for additional measures to ensure that as many as possible of the jobs created are taken up by jobseekers and young jobseekers in particular. This is the rationale behind the Government's Pathways to Work strategy and the Youth Guarantee.

The Youth Guarantee sets a medium-term objective of ensuring that young people receive an offer of employment within four months of becoming unemployed. The main plank of the guarantee is assistance to young people in finding and securing sustainable jobs. For those who do not find employment, additional offers are provided for. Most such offers (over 70%) are in further education or training. Others are in community-based employment programmes such as CE, Gateway and Tús, or through the JobsPlus employment subsidy for private employment.

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Questions (136, 172)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views that the imposition of PRSI charges on community employment scheme participants receiving more than €352 per week, constitutes an unfair and unreasonable burden on those with a number of dependants, particularly those in community employment projects; if she will support amendments to rectify this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30882/15]

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Question:

172. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a PRSI exemption for participants in community employment schemes who are in receipt of payments in excess of €352 and who are currently finding that there is no financial incentive to participate in such a scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30881/15]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 172 together.

Participants in certain employment schemes, including community employment schemes (CE), receive a weekly payment which is equal to the social welfare payment appropriate to their family size, plus a top up of €20, subject to a minimum payment of €208 per week. This income has been for many years treated in the same manner as earnings from employment for PRSI purposes and accordingly is subject to Class A PRSI. Therefore participants on CE schemes, similar to other private sector employees who pay Class A, can establish entitlement to the full range of short term benefits including jobseeker’s benefit, illness benefit, and maternity benefit and to long term benefits including State pension (contributory).

As of 31 August 2015, there were 1,957 CE participants in receipt of payments in excess of €352 per week and who would therefore be liable to make an employee PRSI contribution. For over 98% of these CE participants there is a financial incentive to participate in the scheme as the net amount of their CE payment exceeds their underlying social welfare entitlement.

Any proposed PRSI exemption for CE participants paying PRSI would have to apply to all workers similarly paying PRSI and with access to the same level of social insurance benefits. This would have to be considered in a Budgetary context.

One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility

Questions (137)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

137. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken since changes to the one-parent family payment came into effect on 2 July 2015, to ensure that persons who qualified previously or were eligible for this payment have not been negatively impacted or affected. [31092/15]

Written answers

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection

The final phase of the one-parent family payment (OFP) scheme reforms took place on 2 July 2015, when the maximum child age threshold of the scheme was reduced to 7 years. On that date, approximately 25,500 affected customers were supported by the Department to transition to a range of alternative income support payments.

In the months in advance of the implementation of the final phase of reforms to the one-parent family payment scheme, the Department contacted all affected lone parents and invited them to attend information seminars. At these seminars lone parents were advised of the best possible options available to them depending on their circumstances.

Of the affected 25,500 customers, approximately 96% transitioned to another social welfare payment, of which 13,500 transitioned to the jobseeker’s transitional payment (JST), 2,500 transitioned to the jobseeker’s allowance payment (JA), and 8,100 transitioned to the family income supplement (FIS). The 8,100 customers who transitioned to the family income supplement are also eligible for the back to work family dividend (BTWFD) and a large proportion of these customers have already availed of the dividend.

Since the changes came into effect the Department has written to affected lone parents and invited them to participate in a meeting with a case officer with a view to improving their employment prospects.

Child Benefit Data

Questions (138, 139)

Jim Daly

Question:

138. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the savings accrued to the Exchequer from the budgetary change made in 2010, terminating child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31591/15]

Jim Daly

Question:

139. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing the budgetary decision made in 2010 to terminate child benefit payments at 18 years of age, regardless of whether the person has completed second level education or not; if she will consider doing so in the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31592/15]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection (Deputy Joan Burton)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together.

Child Benefit is a monthly universal payment to assist with the costs associated with raising children. It is paid to around 616,000 families in respect of some 1.17 million children, with an estimated expenditure of around €1.9 billion in 2014. Child Benefit continues to be paid in respect of children up to their 18th birthday who are in full-time education or who have a disability. I am conscious that Child Benefit is an important source of income for all families and in Budget 2015 the Government increased child benefit by €5 per month, at a cost of €72 million.

Budget 2009 provided for the reduction of the age for which Child Benefit is paid from under 19 years to under 18 years. This measure was implemented in full in 2011 and has resulted in savings of €79 million on an annual basis. A value for money review of child income supports undertaken by the Department of Social Protection in 2010 found that participation patterns in education support the 18 year age limit for Child Benefit.

The estimated cost of reversing the budgetary decision made in 2010 to terminate Child Benefit payments at 18 years of age and to extend the upper age limit for those in education to 19 years would be in the region of €58 million in a full year. Any changes to the eligibility criteria for Child Benefit could only be decided in a budgetary context.