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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 9 Oct 2002

Vol. 554 No. 5

Written Answers. - Departmental Expenditure.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

378 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount paid since July 1997 to date in 2002 in fees, salary, allowances including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments to any person in or under the aegis of his Department who is or was a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; the breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses and other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; if, in the case of persons no longer holding such position, the date on which the appointment ceased [17264/02]

The following table gives the information requested by the Deputy.

Name

Salary

Allowances*

Travel and Subsistence

Misc. Expenses

Total Amount Paid

ServiceFrom

ServiceTo

Martin Long

54,415.35

Nil

5,765.83

119.43

60,300.61

Jul '97

Sep '98

Eadaoin Ní Mhonghaile

32,072.35

3,395.16

19,759.36

558.10

55,784.97

Sep '01

Jun '02

Paddy Moore

449,124.69**

4,984.70

7,858.76

6,587.92

468,556.07

Sep '97

Jun '02

Danny Carroll

19,548.82

2,699.25

155.26

178.20

22,581.53

Jul '02

Date

Miscellaneous Expenses represents refund of charges for Air Flights, Taxi, Train and Car Parking.
*Allowances include delegates allowances as appropriate.
**Salary figure includes 16.66% to cover superannuation contributions and VAT @ 21% paid to Bord Bia in respect of Mr. Moore's secondment.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

379 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount paid since July 1997 to date in 2002 in fees, salary, allowances including delegates' allowances, expenses and other payments to any person including a body corporate or an un-incorporated body of persons in or under the aegis of his Department who is or was a consultant or was a person performing functions normally performed or capable of being performed by permanent civil servants or special advisers, but who was neither a permanent civil servant nor a special adviser within the meaning of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995; the name of the person in each case; the amount paid to each person; the breakdown as between salary, allowances, expenses or other payments; the date on which each person was appointed; if, in the case of persons no longer holding such position, the date on which the appointment ceased [17279/02]

The information, in the format requested by the Deputy will take some time to compile and will be sent to him in the near future.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

380 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount paid in legal fees by his Department in 1999, 2000, 2001 and to date in 2002; the persons to whom payment was made; and the amount of payment in each case. [17294/02]

The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following schedule.

Details of Legal Fees Paid 1999-2002

1999

Name

Amount

Messrs. Holmes O'Malley Sexton, Solrs.

159,702.43

Messrs. Dermot Lavery & Co., Solrs.

200,995.72

Messrs. Eugene F. Collins & Co., Solrs.

7,257.51

Messrs John J. Quinn

14,231.78

Messrs Michael J. O'Kennedy

14,532.11

Mr. Martin O'Donoghue, Solrs.

15,461.97

Messrs. McEntee & O'Doherty

113,307.42

O'Donnells Solrs.

31,254.89

Messrs. O'Leary & Co., Solrs.

2,863.87

Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice, Solicitors

235,447.63

John J. Reidy & Co., Solrs.

634.87

David Holland B.L.

1,461.54

Edward Gleeson, S.C.

1,422.55

Messrs. F. Gould & Co.

1,059.37

Owen O'Neill

210,967.29

Messrs. Robert A. Mullan & Son, Solrs.

411,208.81

Cabinet Van Hagan

32,144.59

Total

1,453,954.35

2000

Name

Amount

Messrs. Michael D.White & Co., Solrs.

4,148.98

Messrs. Collins Crowley & Co.

30,440.36

Messrs. Eugene F. Collins, Solrs.

13,455.34

Messrs. Whitney Moore & Keller, Solrs.

28,017.72

Messrs. Rory O'Donnell & Co., Solrs.

97,366.88

Messrs. Lehane & Hogan, Solrs.

7,522.53

Messrs. Smyth O'Brien Hegarty, Solrs.

102,630.83

A. & L. Goodbody, Solrs.

1,134,027.20

Messrs. O'Donnell Sweeney, Solrs.

320,326.63

Messrs. Gerard, Scallan & O'Brien, Solrs.

36,554.92

Messrs. Mason Hayes & Curran, Solrs.

3,443.83

Messrs. O'Connor Mohan, Solrs.

10,404.88

Messrs. Daniel Spring & Co., Solrs.

1,052,211.40

Messrs. Crean O'Cléirigh & O'Dwyer, Solrs.

140,806.61

Name

Amount

Messrs. Arthur Cox, Solrs.

119,605.26

Pierce O'Sullivan & Associates

4,575.18

F. J. Gearty & Co., Solrs.

8,399.42

Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice, Solicitors

838,996.74

Messrs. Lavelle & Coleman, Solrs.

1,348,236.77

Cabinet van Hagan

89,213.41

Eileen Barrington

27,094.12

Gudrun van Galberg

1,183.60

Gareth P. Compton

17,415.73

Mary Finlay

33,902.22

Total

5,469,980.56

2001

Name

Amount

Messrs. Lavelle & Coleman, Solrs.

632,644.30

Owen O'Neill

59,091.82

Messrs. Arthur Cox, Solrs.

97,308.80

Messrs. Bell, Brannigan, O'Donnell & O'Brien, Solrs.

393,812.31

Messrs. P. J. O'Driscoll & Sons, Solrs.

21,023.04

Philip Lee, Solrs.

6,361.39

Chief State Solicitors Office

1,524.00

Messrs. M. A. Regan, McEntee & Co., Solrs.

24,729.04

Matheson, Ormsby & Prentice

919,148.81

Messrs. Egan & O'Reilly, Solrs.

2,270.29

Cabibet Van Hagan

28,380.78

Eileen Barrington

8,443.75

Gareth Compton

11,915.22

Norton Rose

42,372.02

Total

2,249.025.57

2002

Name

Amount

Matheson Ormsby Prentice

710,503.14

V. P. Shields & Sons, Loughrea, Co. Galway

1,676.05

Peter McDonnell & Associates

8,415.01

Total

720,594.20

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