Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 106: To ask the Taoiseach the potential savings to the Exchequer by reducing professional fees paid by the State by 25%. [24288/11]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The total amount of professional fees paid by my Department from January to end August 2011 was €1,011,530.30. This includes spend of €1,270 under my Department's administrative budget, the remainder relates to the Moriarty Tribunal. A reduction of 25% would have equalled €252,882.58.

It should be noted that following completion of its Second Report, the Tribunal's legal team was reduced and it now consists of just a Junior Counsel and a Solicitor to assist in the completion of the Tribunal's remaining tasks.