Written answers
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Child and Family Agency Expenditure
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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460. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for a breakdown of Tusla - Child and Family Agency's legal expenses, including solicitors' services tendered. [34270/15]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to legal expenses is set out below. This information, which includes expenditure on solicitor services, is derived from Tusla's Annual Financial Statements for 2014 and its Management Accounts to date in 2015.
| - | August YTD 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| - | €000 | €000 |
| Child and Family Agency Legal Services | 9,803 | 15,923 |
| Guardians Ad Litem Costs | 5,557 | 9,059 |
| Guardians Ad Litem Legal Costs | 3,700 | 7,458 |
| 3rd Party Legal Costs | 1,565 | 2,845 |
| Other Legal Costs | 76 | 908 |
| Total Legal and Guardians Ad Litem Costs | 20,701 | 36,193 |
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