Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2002

Vol. 547 No. 1

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

566 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid in legal fees by his Department in 1999, 2000 and 2001; the person or organisations who received a payment; and the amount of payment in each case. [1838/02]

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

The amounts paid by my Department in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001 in respect of legal fees and settlements are as follows:

Payments in 1999

	£
Arthur Cox, Solicitors	16,042.98	20,370.38
O'Flynn, Exhams & Partners	81,215.59	103,122.53
BDF, Solicitors	27,476.83	34,888.38
Pol O Murchu, Solicitor	14,812.13	18,807.53
Eugene Davy, Solicitor	24,200.00	30,727.66
O'Neill & Co.	51,890.54	65,887.39

Payments in 2000

	£
Dominic Dowling, Solicitor	1,815.00	2,304.57
Paul W Keogh & Co.	2,500.00	3,174.35
Dundon Callanan, Solicitors	240,117.12	304,885.85
Legal Aid Board	20,135.47	25,566.77
Margaret O'Driscoll B.L.	8,034.00	10,201.08
Thomas Mullins & Co.	9,889.26	12,556.77
Ivor Fitzpatrick & Co.	105,627.82	134,119.67
Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey	8,782.28	11,151.20
Garrett Sheehan & Co.	130,000.00	165,065.95
Lavelle Coleman, Solicitors	4,264.53	5,414.84

Payments in 2001

	£
Margaret O'Driscoll B.L.	2,059.50	2,615.03
Ivor Fitzpatrick & Co.	114,629.64	145,549.62
Fitzpatrick Gallagher, Solicitors	18,102.28	22,985.15
Barror & Co.	15,972.12	20,280.41
Owen Hickey B.L.	5,371.69	6,820.64
Maher & Co.	158,140.27	200,796.72
Malone & Potter, Solicitors	1,179.75	1,497.97
O'Gorman Solicitors	9,195.26	11,675.57
Mark O'Connell B.L.	11,610.00	14,741.66
Michael O'Donoghue S.C.	46,935.00	59,595.16
Luan O Braonain B.L.	23,280.00	29,559.50
Patrick M Goodwin & Co.	119,083.09	151,204.33
Roger Green & Sons	53,316.45	67,697.93
Beatty & Healy, Solicitors	83,298.48	105,767.25
Daithi Mac Carthaigh B.L.	5,636.25	7,156.56
James Devlin B.L.	750.00	952.30

The legal fees paid in respect of the Finlay tribunal are as follows:

	£
1999:	713,665.93	906,168.81
2000:	58,829.61	74,698.20

The legal fees paid in respect of the Lindsay tribunal are as follows:

	£
1999:	514,658.38	653,481.34
2000:	2,473,318.15	3,140,466.24
2001:	3,675,870.20	4,667,392.36

The legal fees paid in respect of the Dunne inquiry are as follows:

	£
2000:	25,289.00	32,110.410
2001:	1,400,425.89	1,778,174.08

I would like to inform the Deputy that the cost of legal services provided by the Chief State Solicitor and the Attorney General are paid from the Attorney General's Vote. Details of the legal costs associated with the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal are contained in the accounts prepared by the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal.