Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or any State agency for which he has responsibility for the obtaining of advice from a senior or junior counsel and or a firm of solicitors; the subject matter for which advice was sought; the names of the barristers and solicitors' firms concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned; if, in each case, the matter was advertised for competitive tender and if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30971/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy for the period from 2007 to the present date is set out in the following tables. The information from 2007 to end-October 2010 had already been collated in response to a previous Parliamentary Question that consumed considerable resources within my Department at the time. Information relating to the year 2006 is not readily available and the compilation of this information dating back more than five years would consume a disproportionate amount of resources in my Department at a time of significant work pressure. However, if the Deputy considers that the information relating to 2006 is particularly relevant and essential, I will arrange for the relevant data to be provided in due course.

In general, as with all Government Departments, my Department obtains most of its legal advice through the services of the Office of the Attorney General, although certain Offices of my Department, for example, the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement and the Companies Registration Office, employ dedicated legal expertise given the specialised nature of the work involved.

2011 Payments (to 21 October 2011)

2010 Payments

2009 Payments

2008 Payments

2007 Payments

Footnote 1 - The ODCE employs its own in-house solicitors and, accordingly, rarely engages external solicitors (though external solicitors are regularly used to witness the swearing of affidavits by ODCE staff). In accordance with general practice in this area, the solicitors employed by the ODCE identify, and engage Counsel to provide advice to, and represent, the ODCE. Counsel are selected on the basis of their knowledge and experience of the issues involved in the relevant cases with a view to achieving successful outcomes for the Office. The Office maintains a Panel of Legal Professionals who expressed an interest in being assigned work by the Office on foot of public advertisement. Inclusion on the Panel is open to all suitably qualified legal professionals.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31060/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Core International license their CorePay payroll system by way of an annual maintenance and support charge on the elements installed. My Department's records indicate that for 2011 this charge amounts to €16,459.32. Additional Core licencing was required for new functionality modules implemented during 2011. My Department's records indicate that these licences cost €30,129 and attract a maintenance and support charge of €1,542.75 in 2011 and €6,534 per annum thereafter. All figures are inclusive of VAT.