Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expected total legal costs to be incurred in her Department in 2012; her proposals to reduce these costs [44061/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Expenditure incurred by my Department on legal costs to date in 2012 amounts to €78,000. Such costs relate to settlements in respect of legal actions involving the Department, and the provision of legal advice. It is not anticipated that further significant legal costs will arise in 2012. However if notified of any such costs my Department will endeavour to settle same from within current resources.