Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 432: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the potential savings to the Exchequer by reducing professional fees paid by the State by 25% - Pearse Doherty. [24286/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The 2011 Revised Estimates for this Department provides for payments to medical certifiers for certificates issued in accordance with social welfare legislation and for legal fees. The amounts provided are €29.5 million and €0.4 million, respectively. A 25% reduction in these provisions would equate to €7.4 million and €0.1 million, respectively.