Written answers

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Contracts

5:00 pm

Photo of Jim O'KeeffeJim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the firms of solicitors or individual barristers which she has engaged on a contractual basis in the past 18 months; the purpose of that engagement; the fees already paid or an estimate of the fees expected to be paid by the conclusion of the tasks engaged for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19169/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the firms of solicitors or individual barristers, engaged on a contractual basis in the last 18 months, by me as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment or on my behalf as Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, are set out in the following tabular statement. This does not include details of any firms of solicitors or individual barristers, engaged on a contractual basis in the last 18 months, by independent offices of my Department, acting on their own behalf or in accordance with to their prescribed statutory duties and powers. It also does not include advice given to me by the Office of the Attorney General or the Chief State Solicitor's Office.

Name of Firm/individual BarristersPurposeFees already paidEstimate of fees expected to be paid by conclusion of task
Mason, Hayes & CurranLegal advice on public procurement issuesNil10,000.00
Kilroys SolicitorsLegal advice on export credit insurance issues16,263.00It is not possible to give a precise estimate at this stage
Noel J. Travers BLDrafting of S.I. No. 160 of 2007 Legal Metrology (European Conformity Assessment of Measuring Instruments) Regulations 20079,378.00Task concluded — no further fees due
Dowling Kilpatrick SolicitorsProfessional fee for Commissions re sale of land.36.30Task concluded — no further fees due
Matthias Kelly Q.C.To provide legal advice in respect of various investigations under Section 19 of the Companies Act, 1990403,501.95No further expenditure envisaged at present
John Hennessy B.L.To provide legal advice in respect of various investigations under Section 19 of the Companies Act, 1990136,831.75Not available at present
Mason Hayes and Curran, Solicitors(CLRG in 2006)To obtain legal advice in the form of compilation of comprehensive tables of derivations and destinations showing the relationship between the provisions of the existing Companies Acts and the proposed Companies Consolidation and Reform Bill110,783.90Task concluded — no further fees due.
Mason Hayes and Curran, SolicitorsAdvice on procurement matters (part of a consortium of three)14,744.5750,000

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