Results 541-560 of 1,477 for speaker:Grace Boland

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1003. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by her Department and agencies under its aegis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40877/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1061. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all external legal fees incurred by her Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1062. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41519/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1063. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41537/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1064. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41555/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1065. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the internal oversight that exists within her Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41573/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1066. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41591/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1067. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41609/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1321. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40855/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1322. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1332. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41499/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1333. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1334. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1335. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41553/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1336. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41571/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1337. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41589/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Services (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1338. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41607/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1340. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding that was last awarded by his Department to support female sports at both national and local levels that promote one club ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41954/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legal Services Regulation (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if she will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (29 Jul 2025)

Grace Boland: 1406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40883/25]