Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2017
191. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent during 2016 by her Department, and by each named public body under her Department’s remit, on legal services, by reference to each firm or individual engaged in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8034/17]
View answerI am advised that no expenditure was incurred from my Department's Administrative Budget in respect of external legal services for last year.
For completeness, I would bring to the Deputy's attention that, from time to time, my Department makes payments to the Chief State Solicitor's Office in respect of legal services provided to my Department by that Office.
The requested information in respect of those bodies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table.
Summary of External Legal Expenditure 2016
|
Body |
Legal firm/Individual |
Expenditure 2016 |
Total |
|
Arts Council |
Beauchamps O’Leary Maher Solicitors Linda Scales |
€40,015 € 973 € 923 |
€41,911 |
|
Chester Beatty Library |
Arthur Cox |
€ 9,197 |
€ 9,197 |
|
Coimisinéir Teanga |
Antoin Delap Séamus Ó Tuathail A.S. James Bridgeman |
€ 2,030 € 738 € 492 |
€3,260 |
|
Crawford Art Gallery |
OFX Solicitors |
€ 9,515 |
€9,515 |
|
Heritage Council |
A&L Goodbody |
€ 1,819 |
€1,819 |
|
Irish Film Board |
Philip Lee Solicitors Arthur Cox |
€99,235 € 4,788 |
€104,023 |
|
Irish Museum of Modern Art |
Arthur Cox Ivor Fitzpatrick |
€20,742 € 1,300 |
€22,042 |
|
National Concert Hall |
Philip Lee Collins Long |
€24,312 € 688 |
€25,000 |
|
National Gallery of Ireland |
Arthur Cox McCann Fitzgerald Linda Scales Tomkins & Co |
€22,980 €46,028 € 2,620 € 4,078 |
€75,706 |
|
National Library of Ireland |
Beauchamp’s |
€16,044 |
€16,044 |
|
National Museum of Ireland |
Mason Hayes Curran |
€47,090 |
€47,090 |
|
Údarás na Gaeltachta |
Fiachra Breathnach John F Kiely SC Pearts Solicitors National Legal Services Noel J Travers |
€ 1,384 € 1,076 € 179 € 89 € 3,936 |
€6,664 |
|
Western Development Commission |
Purdy Fitzgerald McCann Fitzgerald Beauchamps Lavery Kirby Gilmartin Eugene F. Collins Byrne & Wallace |
€ 799 € 1,599 €24,334 € 8,044 € 9,600 € 3,080 |
€47,456 |
|
Waterways Ireland |
Elliott Duffy Garrett Bryne Wallace Groarke & Partners Mills Selig McDonnell Solicitors VP Mc Mullin Morgan McManus Solrs Doyles & Co. Solicitors State Claims Agency |
€ 2,160 € 8,127 € 1,422 € 1,640 € 1,393 €113,824 € 44,057 € 20 € 8,458 |
€181,101 |
|
Foras Teanga - Foras na Gaeilge |
Antoin Delap Solicitor Michael Flanigan Solicitor |
€ 5,412 € 9,514 |
€14,926 |
|
Foras Teanga - Ulster Scots Agency Note: While this is the total expenditure incurred, only 25% of costs incurred are funded from the Vote of the Department under the funding arrangements pertaining to the Ulster Scots Agency. |
Jones Cassidy Brett Ansons |
Stg£ 5,235 Stg£ 8,812 |
Stg £14,047 |
