Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On occasion the HSE uses external legal advice which is done on the basis that it is cheaper to get external legal advice from an expert on a particular issue than to have that expert on staff. Because we have an independent referral Bar, any barrister the HSE uses to appear in court must be external. The best way to save on legal fees is to look again at the HSE's legal strategy, but that is another day's work.