Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020
559. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/20]
View answerI wish to advise the Deputy that my Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office and its own Legal Services Division. However, occasionally it engages private Solicitor firms and Junior and Senior Counsel for external legal advice. The amount spent by my Department on external legal fees for the specified years is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
Expenditure incurred on External Legal Fees |
|
2016 |
€37,574 |
|
2017 |
Nil |
|
2018 |
€14,404 |
|
2019 |
€53,914 |
|
2020 |
Nil |
