Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 381: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of public advertising funded by his Department in 2009; the breakdown between statutory and non-statutory; the corresponding figure for each agency under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28416/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Expenditure on advertising by my Department in 2009 amounted to €49,343 all of which was non-statutory. Of this total, €30,923 was expended in relation to property transactions and warning notices to the public in respect of military training exercises; €11,127 was in respect of publication of a notice in the national newspapers regarding the fees payable to professional service providers; €4,353 was in respect of publication of a notice in the national newspapers concerning the Commemoration to mark the 93rd Anniversary of the 1916 Rising on Easter Sunday (April 2009). A further €2,940 related to an advertisement advising prospective candidates in the European and Local Elections and Dáil Bye-Elections who wished to contact military personnel serving overseas.

A total of €4,124 was spent on advertising by the Defence Forces in 2009 all of which was non-statutory. The expenditure was in respect of recruitment advertising.

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 382: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount spent by his Department on legal fees directly to lawyers or through the State Solicitor's office for each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28464/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The main requirement for legal services in my Department is in the context of administrative law litigation, usually in the form of judicial review and personal injury proceedings.

The Chief State Solicitor's Office is responsible for the costs of the State's legal teams in cases that it manages on behalf of my Department. Details of these costs are not available within the Department. Apart from the cost of the State's legal teams, my Department can be required to pay plaintiffs' legal costs as part of awards/settlements. The information in relation to these costs is as follows:

Other than the cost of legal services arising from litigation, my Department may from time to time have certain projects that are more suitable to assignment to a dedicated legal team on a once-off basis. Information in relation to these costs is as follows:

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 383: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs associated with the running, servicing and administration of Baldonnel Airport, Dublin, for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The total cost of running, servicing and administration of Baldonnel Airport was in the region of €1.028 million for the year 2006, €1.113 million for 2007 and €1.35 million in 2008 amounting to € 3.491 million over the three year period. These costs include electricity, gas, water, waste, cleaning and other general administration costs.

Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 384: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost to his Department of providing escort security for cash transportation inter banks moves and for each of the commercial banks for each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and the amount paid by each bank in return for such service provided. [28768/09]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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Following a detailed formal agreement with the Irish Bankers Federation, which was signed on 11 May 2005, the banks pay the total actual costs incurred by the Defence Forces in the provision of cash escorts, therefore there is no itemised breakdown per individual bank. Costs in respect of each 12 month period to end-December, are paid the following year on or before the 1st June. This is to allow for the compilation of returns from the brigades and allocation of costs following the year-end.

The total cost in respect of the provision by the Defence Forces of assistance to the Garda Síochána in protecting movements of cash for the years 2006 to 2009 is as follows: