Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the savings to date in 2009 yielded from the 8% reduction in professional fees introduced in February 2009; the savings she expects to be made as a result of this 8% reduction in 2009 as a whole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42646/09]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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In February of this year, the Government decided that expenditure savings should be achieved through a general reduction of the order of 8% in professional fees paid by public service bodies in respect of services rendered to them from 1 March 2009. As a result of this decision, my officials issued instructions that all contracts held by the Department, its Offices and its agencies should be examined with a view to achieving savings through a reduction in professional and other fees. The savings yielded to date across my Department, its Offices and agencies through a reduction in fees is estimated to be €488,800. The total savings projected to the end the year is €605,000.