Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 February 2024
274. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5388/24]
View answerMy Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal costs and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in Court cases.
The below table sets out details in relation to external legal services provided directly to my Department by legal firms from 2014 to 2024 (to date). The table does not include costs associated with the Planning Tribunal.
Legal Fees 2012-2024
|
Year |
Total (€) |
|
2024 |
0 |
|
2023 |
€1,101,286 |
|
2022 |
€11,847 |
|
2021 |
€91,262 |
|
2020 |
€546,789 |
|
2019 |
€488,864 |
|
2018 |
€397,656 |
|
2017 |
€224,265 |
|
2016 |
€22,407 |
|
2015 |
€20,767 |
|
2014 |
€42,032 |
