Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Legal Matters
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details in tabular form for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or 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 he will make a statement on the matter. [45307/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The amount paid by my Department in legal fees for the years in question is listed in the following table. The obtaining of legal advice is an operational matter for the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department.
Year | Name of Firm | Reason for procurement | Amount paid (€) | Was competitive tender process held? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L. | Advice, Consultation and Representation | 4,780 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 |
| Michael Ryan, Solicitor, Rathdowney, Co Laois | Advice and Consultation | 560 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 | |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | Legal advice on 3 Aquaculture and Foreshore Management Division cases | 157,804 | Not necessary (See note below) | |
| Philip Lee, Solicitors Fitzwilton House Wilton Place Dublin 2 | Procurement advice in relation to civil engineering contract. | 1,658 | Minor nature of Query made a competitive tender unnecessary | |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | Advising the Department on property located in the Fishery Harbour Centres | 30,414 | Due to urgent nature a competitive tender was not possible. Attorney General’s Office aware of the situation throughout | |
| 2009 | Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L. | Court Case | 12,150 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 |
| Ted Harding B.L. Marjorie Farrell S.C. | Advice, Consultations and Representation Advice, Consultations and Representation | 12,393 4,084 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 | |
| 2009 | Donnchadh Mc Carthy B.L. | Advice, Consultations and Representation | 3,025 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 |
| Arthur Cox Solicitors | Continuing legal advice on 3 Aquaculture and Foreshore Management Division cases | 125,790 | Not necessary (See note below) | |
| Michael Ryan, Solicitor, Rathdowney, Co Laois | Advice and consultation | 185 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 | |
| 2010 | Noel Whelan B.L. Noel Whelan B.L. | Advice Consultation and Representation | 11,435 21,713 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 |
| Matheson Ormsby Prentice | Provided an assessment of Demurrage and Related claims under the Overseas Associated element of the Pigment Recall Scheme | 7,865 | Tendering process was held | |
| Peter Bland, Turbotston, Coole, Co Westmeath | Advice and Consultation | 402 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 | |
| Conleth Bradley SC, Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin 7 | Legal Representation in relation to a Judicial Review case in the High Court | 81,634 | Not required as the amount was below €127,000 which was the limit at the time | |
| 2011 | Maurice E Veale & Co Solicitors | Advice and Consultation | 7,898 | Not required in accordance with Department of Finance guidelines as the amount did not exceed €25,000 |
| Donnchadh McCarthy B.L | Debt recovery case | 200 | Representation was approved by CSSO | |
| Millards Solicitors | Legal advice, consultation, correspondence and court attendance | 2722.50 | ||
| 2012 (to 30 Sept) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
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