Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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147. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department use solicitors firms (details supplied); the amount paid to these solicitors each year from 2011 to 2014 by his Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department; the date until which his Department or State bodies or agencies under the aegis of his Department are contracted to use these solicitors firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9201/15]

Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Central Statistics Office engaged the services of one of the named firms for legal advice on Irish statistical, data protection and procurement legislation, in connection with a household survey development procurement process. The total cost was €3,690 inclusive of VAT. Actual payment following deduction of withholding tax was €3,090 in 2014. This work is complete and there is no contract in place for any future work with this firm.

My Department made payments to both named legal firms in respect of third-party costs arising from the Moriarty Tribunal. The total amount of payments made in 2013 was €10,390.17 and in 2014 was €171,945.83.