Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Another area on which I want to comment is that of legal fees. I am aware those in this sector also have friends in Cabinet. The States Claims Agency, to which the Minister did not refer today, has outstanding liabilities of €900 million. It has stated that it will pay €450 million, 50%, extra in legal fees dealing with those claims. Yet there is no proposal to cut legal fees. The Government is again looking after its friends in high places.

I want now to contrast some of the cutbacks announced today with specific increases-----

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