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Departmental Legal Costs

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 December 2015

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Questions (175)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

175. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the total cost to his Department, and those under his aegis, for the procurement of legal services in the State from 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44573/15]

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Written answers

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the cost of procurement of legal services is set out in the following tables:

Department of Finance:

2011 

2012 

2013 

 2014 

 2015 (to date)

€1,434,119

€3,169,031

€2,529,183

€1,349,737

€1,680,311

Agencies:

Agency

 2011

2012

 2013

 2014

 2015 (to date)

Office of the Appeals Commissioners

Nil

Nil

Nil

€5,535

Nil

C&AGs

€12,032

€20,213

€18,959

€33,376

€37,399 (to 4 December 2015) 

Credit Reviewer

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Credit Union Advisory Committee

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo)

Nil

Nil

€59,813

€39,368

€20,636

Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau

€1,386,255

€1,440,709

€994,533

€650,618

€720,000 (estimated to year end)

Financial Services Ombudsman Council

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Investor Compensation Company Limited

€39,000

€42,000

€108,000

€119,000

€40,500

Irish Fiscal Advisory Council

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

National Asset Management Agency

€9,478,000

€4,634,000

€2,975,000

€8,574,000

€2,398,000 (to end October)

National Treasury Management Agency*

€7,754,146

€445,380

€1,094,252

€894,184

€606,157

National Development Finance Agency**

€695,087

€399,782

€581,497

€787,263

€549,387

State Claims Agency***

€13,612,000

€16,497,000

€18,759,000

€20,520,000

€14,793,218

National Pensions Reserve Fund (transitioned to ISEF w.e.f. 22.12.14)

€461,312

€344,111

€448,502

€842,581

€484,649

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

€6,823,340

€7,527,781

€7,375,465

€7,679,111

€7,057,914

Social Finance Foundation

€6,437

€4,273

€22,420

€12,020

€22,374

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nil. Legal Fees related to the SBCI reported by NTMA for 2014.

€69,711

Irish Financial Services Appeal Tribunal

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

* The amounts above set out the legal fees incurred by the NTMA and related agencies (other than NAMA and SBCI (except for 2014)).

** Fees and expenses incurred by the NDFA in the performance of its financing and advisory functions in relation to specific public investment projects (Public Private Partnerships) are reimbursed by the relevant State Authority to the NTMA

*** The State Claims Agency legal fees incurred in the management of personal injury and property damage claims against the State are reimbursed by the relevant State Authority to the NTMA.

Note: The State Claims Agency also discharges certain plaintiff legal expenses; these are not included in the table.

Information for the Central Bank and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation could not be collated in the time available. I will respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.

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