Bernard Allen
Ceist:85 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the amount paid in legal fees by his Department in 1999 to 2001, inclusive; the person or organisations that received payment; and the amount in each case. [1830/02]
Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.
The following table provides the details requested by the Deputy:
Legal fees paid through the Vote of the Department of the Taoiseach 1999-2001
|
Name |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|||
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Brian McGuckian |
80,011 |
101,593 |
86,394 |
109,698 |
61,650 |
78,279 |
|
Maire Moriarty |
75,912 |
96,388 |
98,693 |
125,314 |
84,058 |
106,732 |
|
John Coughlan |
372,559 |
473,052 |
426,431 |
541,456 |
419,946 |
533,220 |
|
Jeremiah Healy |
381,453 |
484,345 |
466,434 |
592,249 |
444,850 |
564,843 |
|
Jacqueline O'Brien |
229,204 |
291,029 |
257,213 |
326,593 |
261,500 |
332,037 |
|
Laura Rattigan |
1,310 |
1,663 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Diarmuid Rossa Phelan |
0 |
0 |
4,000 |
5,079 |
882 |
1,120 |
|
Patrick Dillon-Malone |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,160 |
25,598 |
|
Gore & Grimes Solicitors |
7,350 |
9,333 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
McKeever Rowan Solicitors |
14,922 |
18,947 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dominique Cleary |
13,151 |
16,698 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hayes & Sons |
9,686 |
12,299 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Whitney Moore & Keller |
29,313 |
37,220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tara Glynn Solicitor |
4,658 |
5,914 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Reidy Stafford Solicitors |
121,323 |
154,048 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
A & L Goodbody |
16,763 |
21,285 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
746,534 |
947,903 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
O'Donnell Sweeney |
0 |
0 |
13,746 |
17,454 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sheehan & Company Solicitors |
0 |
0 |
89,553 |
113,709 |
0 |
0 |
|
McCann Fitzgerald |
0 |
0 |
1,029 |
1,307 |
4,374 |
5,554 |
|
Liam Hamilton |
0 |
0 |
37,985 |
48,231 |
0 |
0 |
|
Brophy Solicitors |
0 |
0 |
125,537 |
159,399 |
144,175 |
183,064 |
|
Cormac Ó Dulachain |
0 |
0 |
33,275 |
42,251 |
78,000 |
99,040 |
|
Eanna Hickey |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34,080 |
43,273 |
|
Michael Buckley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
73,752 |
93,646 |
|
Rossa Fanning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15,381 |
19,530 |
|
Gerard Hogan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
378 |
480 |
|
Richard Humphreys |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5,000 |
6,349 |
|
Remy Farrell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10,893 |
13,831 |
|
Total |
2,104,149 |
2,671,717 |
1,640,290 |
2,082,740 |
1,659,079 |
2,106,596 |
Michael Ring
Ceist:86 Mr. Ring asked the Taoiseach the amount which was spent in his Department from June 1997 to December 2001 for media purposes and or advertising; the way in which the money was spent (details supplied); the amount spent on a year to year basis; and the money which was spent on videos. [2025/02]
The details of amounts spent in my Department in respect of advertising and media-PR are as follows:
|
Year |
Advertising |
Media/PR |
|
£() |
£() |
|
|
1997(June onwards) |
£654,926 (831,584) |
£250 (317) |
|
1998 |
£305,447 (387,838) |
£1,927,677* (2,447,645) |
|
1999 |
£505,595 (641,973) |
£109,892 (139,534) |
|
2000 |
£728,857 (925,457) |
£125,130 (158,882) |
|
2001 |
£316,084 (401,344) |
£9,750 (12,380) |
*£1,927,677 – includes Referendum Commission costs for the Good Friday Agreement and the distribution of copies of the Agreement to every household here.
A breakdown of these costs on the basis requested is not readily available in the short timeframe. Figures for 1999 to 2001, inclusive, include public relations and advertising costs for the national millennium programme. No money was spent on videos.