Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Legal Costs
Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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60. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total legal costs incurred by her Department in 2011 to 2013, inclusive, and estimated in 2014. [49346/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The following table sets out legal costs paid by the Department for the period 2009 to 2013 which are confirmed in the Department’s audited accounts. The figures for 1 January 2014 to 16 December 2014 are provisional and will be subject to audit.
| Year | Amount € |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 280,778 |
| 2010 | 838,266 |
| 2011 | 1,246,686 |
| 2012 | 453,262 |
| 2013 | 697,694 |
| 1/1/2014 – 16/12/2014 | 816,951 |
| Total: | 4,333,637 |
Costs relating to prosecutions arising from fraudulent claims made to the Department are borne by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor.
The Department is involved in a number of pending legal proceedings which may generate legal costs to the Department, depending on the outcome of the litigation. Any actual amount or the timing of potential costs arising from these proceedings is yet to be determined.
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