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Departmental Legal Services

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 May 2021

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

Questions (316)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

316. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28303/21]

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My Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General and/or the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. Depending on the subject matter, litigation is dealt with on my Department’s behalf by the Attorney General’s Office, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency which engage lawyers to act for the Department where necessary.

The expenditure incurred in respect of external legal fees in 2014, 2019 and 2020 is presented in tabular form below.

Year

Amount €

2014

3,811

2019

47,941

2020

41,156

The Department’s Missions abroad engage local legal advisers from time to time to deal with a range of miscellaneous matters.

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