Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
917. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [40009/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department generally seeks advice on domestic legal matters from the Office of the Attorney General and/or the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. Depending on the subject matter, litigation is dealt with on my Department’s behalf by the Attorney General’s Office, the Chief State Solicitor’s Office or the State Claims Agency, which engages lawyers to act for the Department where necessary.
The expenditure incurred in respect of external legal costs and services in each year since January 2012 is presented in tabular form below.
|
Year |
Amount € |
|
2022 to date |
152,971 |
|
2021 |
276,644 |
|
2020 |
221,014 |
|
2019 |
479,346 |
|
2018 |
208,129 |
|
2017 |
228,030 |
|
2016 |
181,234 |
|
2015 |
185,394 |
|
2014 |
236,559 |
|
2013 |
160,840 |
|
2012 |
255,227 |
|
Total |
2,580,902 |
The Department’s Missions abroad engage local legal advisers from time to time to deal with a range of miscellaneous matters.
