Written answers
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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43. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department for non-audit services to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48116/13]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The following table details the total amount paid by my Department to the aforementioned companies for non-audit services from 2003 to date.
| Year | Name | Total expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Grant Thornton | €75,119.82 |
| 2007 | Grant Thornton | €86,335.74 |
| 2003 | KPMG (Bearing Point) | €93,351.00 |
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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44. To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48137/13]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The table below details the cumulative amount paid by my Department to the aforementioned companies from 2003 to date.
| Year | Name | Amount paid in Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | McCann Fitzgerald | €76,894.00 |
| 2010 | McCann Fitzgerald | €36,000.00 |
| 2012 | Mason Hayes & Curran | €298,555.00 |
| 2013 | Arthur Cox | €10,390.00 |
| - | William Fry | €169,208.00 |
| - | Mason Hayes & Curran | €99,917.00 |
Payments in 2012 and 2013 relate to the Moriarty Tribunal.
Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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45. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form, for each year since 2003, the total cumulative amount in euro paid by his Department to Senior Counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48159/13]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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In 2003 payments totalling €10,406 were made to Mr. Michael O'Higgins S.C. in relation to his work for Judge Barron's Commission of Inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
The following payments were made to Senior Counsel as part of their engagement in the Moriarty Tribunal Legal Team.
Name | Period | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| John Coughlan | 2003 - 2010 | €6,395,566.00 |
| Jeremiah Healy | 2003 - 2011 | €6,502,434.78 |
| Jacqueline O'Brien | 2003 - 2011 | €5,191,180.00 |
No payments were made after 2011 in respect of the Moriarty Tribunal as the legal team was wound down following the publication of the Judge's final report.
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