Departmental Legal Costs

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Questions (106)

Carol Nolan

Question:

106. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14080/20]

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Written answers

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

Details of the expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of external legal fees for the years 2016 to 2018 is available at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/30ae9c-expenditure-on-external-services/

Details of the expenditure incurred in the years 2019 and to date in 2020 is being collated by my officials and will be forwarded within 10 working days.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to the above PQ to ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter.”

As you are aware, details of the expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of external legal fees for the years 2016 to 2018 is available at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/30ae9c-expenditure-on-external-services/

Please see the following table setting out the information for 2019 and to date in 2020:

Year	Expenditure incurred
2019	€286,576.66
2020	€85,000

The expenditure was incurred in the provision of legal advice on contractual agreements, GDPR, Brexit matters, an employment law issue and a fee for swearing an affidavit.

There was one additional cost incurred in 2017 for external legal fees which amounted to €4,981.50 (incl. VAT).