Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 1077: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the potential savings to the Exchequer if professional fees paid by the State were reduced by 25%. [24287/11]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In 2010, my Department estimates that it spent approximately €3 million in respect of a range of professional services including for example consultancy services, IT contracting, legal services and general premises maintenance etc. A 25% reduction in fees therefore might be expected to generate savings of the order of €750,000.

The amount of Exchequer funds paid out in professional fees by agencies funded by my Department is a matter for the agencies concerned. Therefore, I have referred the Deputy's question to those agencies for direct reply. If you do not receive a reply from the agencies within ten working days, please contact my private office.