Jim Daly
Question:471. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 14 April 2016, if he will provide a final response. [25848/16]
View answerFriday, 16 September 2016
Questions (471)
Written answers
I regret the delay in providing a response to the Deputy's question regarding the amount of moneys spent by each of the third level universities on legal cases involving staff for each of the past five years. The Higher Education Authority has now collated the information requested which is detailed in the following tables.
|
Name of university: |
University College Dublin |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€236,859 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€ 77,176 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€ 12,331 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€ 56,418 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€ 70,971 |
Please note that figures may include fees to other professionals such as barristers, expert witnesses. All costs include VAT.
|
Name of university: |
University College Cork |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€'000 |
|
|
2014/15 |
619.4K |
|
|
2013/14 |
91.5K |
|
|
2012/13 |
95.8K |
|
|
2011/12 |
170.6K |
|
|
2010/11 |
511.6K |
|
Name of university: |
NUI Galway |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€121,515 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€ 34,955 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€ 40,980 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€ 29,143 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€ 40,221 |
Assumptions:
1. Postings reported are only those transactions posted to Agresso codes Legal Fees, Professional Fees, Consultancy Fees.
2. Figures reported for the period from 2010-June 2013 (prior to the implementation of a Legal Services Tender) may not be a full record as a small number of invoices were not possible.
3. Figures were compiled on the basis of an assessment of legal invoices and invoices related to staff matters were extracted.
4. Figures provided on a calendar year basis.
|
Name of university: |
Maynooth |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€ 82,069 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€121,479 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€178,550 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€111,954 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€ 73,606 |
|
Name of university: |
Trinity College Dublin |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€34,860 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€25,889 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€24,772 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€22,376 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€18,905 |
The above figures are inclusive of VAT. The University also pays a yearly retainer fee to IBEC for professional HR advice and representation at WRC hearings.
|
Name of university: |
University of Limerick |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€99,372 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€44,338 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€21,127 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€58,171 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€44,400 |
Amounts exclude VAT.
|
Name of university: |
Dublin City University |
Amount spent on legal cases involving staff |
|
Year |
€ |
|
|
2014/15 |
€62,752 |
|
|
2013/14 |
€28,756 |
|
|
2012/13 |
€35,697 |
|
|
2011/12 |
€17,500 |
|
|
2010/11 |
€13,998 |
The above figures are inclusive of VAT. The University also pays a yearly retainer fee to IBEC for professional HR advice and representation at WRC hearings.