Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2178. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [40015/22]
View answerMy Department was established on 19 July 2017. The information sought by the Deputy in respect of legal costs since then is provided in the table below.
In 2018, the Department was assigned a designated point of contact for the provision of legal advice through the Office of the Attorney General, and this service provides for the majority of our ongoing requirements in this regard.
|
Legal Services/Legal Costs |
Amount Spent € |
|
2018 |
€2,655 |
|
2019 |
€1,855 |
|
2020 |
€283,533 |
|
2021 |
€178,192 |
|
To date in 2022 |
€35,250 |
|
Total amount spent by DRCD on legal costs or legal services |
€501,485 |
