Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by her, any body under her aegis or State agency for which she 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [30963/11]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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My Department was formally established on 2nd June 2011 and to date it has incurred no expenditure obtaining legal advice.

With regard to agencies under the remit of my Department, payment for legal services is an operational matter for the agencies themselves and such information is not held by my Department.