Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
613. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount paid for external legal services in each of the years 2012 to 2017; the details of these payments; the companies that received the payments; the amount received by each company; the hourly rates that applied to each company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35396/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe details of payments for external legal services made by my Department in each of the years 2012 to 2017 are set out in the following table.
Payments for external legal services
|
Year |
Company Name |
Total Amount received by Company |
Hourly Rate (where applicable) |
|
2012 |
McDowall Purcell, Solicitors |
€4,674.00 |
n/a |
|
Total |
€4,674.00 |
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|
2013 |
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
€12,341.94 |
n/a |
|
Goodbody Solicitors |
€8,364.00 |
n/a |
|
|
JD Scanlon & Co Solicitors |
€258.30 |
n/a |
|
|
Total |
€20,964.24 |
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|
2014 |
Paul Lynch & Partners, Solicitors |
€738.00 |
n/a |
|
Patrick Donaghy and CO. |
€13,313 |
n/a |
|
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
€475.00 |
n/a |
|
|
Total |
€14,526.00 |
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|
2015 |
Conor Feeney BL |
€984 |
n/a |
|
James Kavanagh BL |
€2,853.60 |
€80 |
|
|
Donnchadh Woulfe BL |
€2,656.80 |
€80 |
|
|
Daniel Keleher BL |
€2,853.60 |
€80 |
|
|
David Broughton BL |
€2,755.20 |
€80 |
|
|
Michael McCormack BL |
€2,214.00 |
€80 |
|
|
Katie Mann BL |
€2,140.20 |
€80 |
|
|
Martin Egan and Co. |
€36.90 |
n/a |
|
|
JD Scanlon & Co Solicitors |
€369.00 |
n/a |
|
|
Total |
€16,863.30 |
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|
2016 |
Conor Feeney BL |
€4,858.50 |
n/a |
|
Mason Hayes & Curran |
€14,776.00 |
n/a |
|
|
Martin Egan and Co |
€73.80 |
n/a |
|
|
Arthur Cox Solicitors |
€9,840.00 |
n/a |
|
|
Doyle Company Solicitors |
€30,812.69 |
n/a |
|
|
Holmes O'Malley Sexton Solicitors |
€303.26 |
n/a |
|
|
McCann Fitzgerald Solicitor |
€1,476.00 |
n/a |
|
|
Total |
€62,140.25 |
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|
2017 |
Mason Hayes & Curran |
€35,550.12 |
n/a |
|
Conor Feeney Law Library |
€293.50 |
n/a |
|
|
JD Scanlon & Co Solicitors |
€393.60 |
n/a |
|
|
Mulcahy McDonagh & Partners |
€10,553.40 |
n/a |
|
|
Total |
€46,790.62 |
