Expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of legal fees and compensation is shown in the annual Appropriation Accounts published by my Department. A summary of this is expenditure is shown in the following table.
Details of expenditure of 2017 are currently being complied as part of the preparation of the 2017 the Appropriation Account which will published later in the year following audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Year
|
Legal fees
€000
|
Compensation costs
€000
|
Total
€000
|
2012
|
109
|
57
|
166
|
2013
|
23
|
128
|
151
|
2014
|
22
|
34
|
56
|
2015
|
60
|
117
|
177
|
2016
|
97
|
98
|
195
|
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