Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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1192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has sought and received legal advice outside of the Office of the Attorney General; the number of times advice was sought per year in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the costs of outside legal advice per year in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34990/13]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has obtained legal advice outside of the Office of the Attorney General 9 times in 2011 at a cost of €19,862; 17 times in 2012 at a cost of €19,088; and 8 times to date in 2013 at the cost of €39,391.