Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 February 2004
226 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on legal advice and lawyers in each of past three years; and the amount paid out in settlement of legal proceedings against his Department, including cases settled prior to coming to court in each of the past three years, omitting expenses relating to tribunals of inquiry. [5467/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is set out in the following table. Certain expenditure in 2001 and 2002 relates to heritage functions exercised by the former Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. In addition, €306,879 and €1,088,659 was paid in 2002 and 2003 respectively for legal expenses arising from the State's legal action in regard to the Sellafield MOX plant.
|
Year |
Legal Expenses/Services |
Settlements Arising From Legal Proceedings |
|
€ |
€ |
|
|
2001 |
0 |
279,722 |
|
2002 |
16,142 |
207,195 |
|
2003 |
81,645 |
255,526 |
227 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the anticipated increases in phone costs to his Department after recent phone rental price rises. [5503/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraI anticipate that the recent price rise for the rental of PSTN phone lines will result in additional line rental costs of approximately €1,100, ex VAT, per month in my Department. This estimate is based on the number of PSTN lines currently rented by my Department.
