Written answers
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Expenditure
11:00 am
Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 293: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No 227 of 4 November 2010 when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/10]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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2057I can advise the Deputy the examination of the relevant records has now been concluded and the details requested on payments made to external solicitors and to external barristers by my Department in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 as requested in Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 4th November 2010 are now available and are shown in the table.
| Name of Legal Service Provider | Cost2007€ | Cost2008€ | Cost2009€ | Cost to date2010 € | Reason for Procurement | TenderY/N |
| Margaret O'Driscoll | €28,435 | €6957.50 | Nil | Legal advice relating to drafting of the Broadcasting Bill 08. | N | |
| Mason, Hayes & Curran | €38,456.63 | 30,824.52 | 0 | Legal advice on challenge to the Broadcasting Amendment Act 07 | N | |
| Marie McGonagle | 0 | €7,500 | 0 | An analysis of Draft Broadcasting Bill 2008. | N | |
| Aisling Martin | €61,263.30 | €106,271.63 | €74,116.45 | €41,021.41 | Advice and legal representation before the Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Diarmuid Rossa Phelan | €75,322.50 | €144,120.00 | €167,311.58 | €89,727.55 | Advice and legal representation before the Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| John L O'Donnell | €13,536.88 | €58,564.00 | €53,472.15 | €27,551.70 | Advice and legal representation before the Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Name of Legal Service Provider | Cost2007€ | Cost2008€ | Cost2009€ | Cost to date2010 € | Reason for Procurement | TenderY/N |
| Conleth Bradley | 0 | €43,832.25 | €114,521.43 | 0 | Advice and legal representation before the Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Lorraine M Higgins | 0 | €1,936.00 | 0 | 0 | Engaged in relation to Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Micheál O'Higgins | 0 | 0 | €7,290.00 | €1,331.00 | Engaged in relation to Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Eoin McCullagh | 0 | 0 | €7,290.00 | 0 | Engaged in relation to Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Elizabeth Gavin | 0 | 0 | €1,000.00 | €5,000.00 | Engaged in relation to Moriarty Tribunal | N |
| Mason Hayes and Curran | €68,964.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Provision of legal advice in regard to the management of formal responses by Ireland to Infringement proceedings | Y |
| Beauchamps Solicitors | 0 | €18,264.95 | 0 | 0 | Legal advice in relation to amendments to ESB ESOT | Y |
| Noel J. Travers (Barrister at Law) | €0 | €9.075 | 0 | 0 | Draft PSO order for REFIT scheme | Y |
| Matheson Ormsby and Prentice | 85, 090.75 | 20, 283.25 | 0 | 0 | Legal Advice on procurement of an ECAS provider | Y |
| Name of Legal Service Provider | Cost2007€ | Cost2008€ | Cost2009€ | Cost to date2010 € | Reason for Procurement | TenderY/N |
| Mason, Hayes and Curran | €11,494.40 | €11,776.33 | 0 | 0 | Specialist Employment Law Requirement | N |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | €1,431.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Legal Advice on the MOTR scheme | N |
| Richard Black Solicitors | €95,132.07 | €1,331.00 | 0 | 0 | Legal advice in relation to Concession Agreement with NDRC | N |
| Richard Black Solicitors | 0 | 0 | 0 | €197,492.37 | Global Crossing Project: Legal work seeking payment from a liquidated company. | N |
| Mason Hayes & Curran | 0 | €9,273.38 | 0 | 0 | Advice on Schools Broadband | Y |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | €114,406.22 | €569,579.58 | €8,649.85 | 0 | Provide legal advice in relation to all aspects of the MANs projects | Y |
| McCann Fitzgerald | 0 | €912,230.96 | €13,162.46 | 0 | Legal Advice on the procurement of the National Broadband Scheme (NBS), as well as drafting of the NBS contract documentation. | Y |
| Name of Legal Service Provider | Cost2007€ | Cost2008€ | Cost2009€ | Cost to date2010 € | Reason for Procurement | TenderY/N |
| A&L Goodbody | €11,107.80 | €65,120.21 | 0 | 0 | Advice in respect of Bord na Mona ESOP | Y |
| Beauchamps Solicitors | 0 | €62,266.60 | 0 | 0 | Advice in respect of BGE ESOP | Y |
| Mason, Hayes and Curran | 0 | €22,578.35 | 0 | 0 | Advice on a proposed BGE acquisition | Y |
| Matheson, Orsmby Prentice | €97,067.94 | €8,492.07 | 0 | 0 | Advice on sale of INPC/Whitegate Refinery | N |
| A & L Goodbody | €53,750 | Legal advice regarding the proposal from ESB for the acquisition by that company of Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE). | Y | |||
| €701,708.93 | €2,110,277.58 | €446,813.92 | €415,874.03 |
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