Written answers
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
Departmental Contracts
5:00 pm
Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the firms of solicitors or individual barristers which he 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 they were engaged for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/08]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The details requested by the Deputy are as follows:
| Name of Solicitor or Barrister | Purpose of Engagement | Fees Already Paid | Estimate of Fees Expected to be Paid* |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | ||
| A&L Goodbody | Provision of guidance on governance and on the selection and recruitment of chief executives and other key personnel in the new unified structures. | 12,190 | Nil (concluded) |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | Professional advice in relation to the development of guidelines and model memoranda and articles of association for companies involved in the cohesion process, phases 1 and 2. | 76,678 | Nil (concluded) |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors & Oonagh Breen | Review of Corporate Governance, phase 3. | 54,944 | 27,336 |
| Mr. Alexander J. Owens, Senior Counsel | Mr. Alexander Owens, S.C. chaired an Expert Group, established to examine and make recommendations on various legal issues relating to land access. | 25,894 | Nil (concluded) |
| *Fees expected to be paid by the conclusion of the tasks engaged for. |
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