Written answers
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Department of Finance
Departmental Legal Costs
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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175. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost to his Department, and those under his aegis, for the procurement of legal services in the State from 2011 to 2015 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44573/15]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the cost of procurement of legal services is set out in the following tables:
Department of Finance:
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 (to date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €1,434,119 | €3,169,031 | €2,529,183 | €1,349,737 | €1,680,311 |
Agencies:
| Agency | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 (to date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Appeals Commissioners | Nil | Nil | Nil | €5,535 | Nil |
| C&AGs | €12,032 | €20,213 | €18,959 | €33,376 | €37,399 (to 4 December 2015) |
| Credit Reviewer | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Credit Union Advisory Committee | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Credit Union Restructuring Board (ReBo) | Nil | Nil | €59,813 | €39,368 | €20,636 |
| Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau | €1,386,255 | €1,440,709 | €994,533 | €650,618 | €720,000 (estimated to year end) |
| Financial Services Ombudsman Council | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Investor Compensation Company Limited | €39,000 | €42,000 | €108,000 | €119,000 | €40,500 |
| Irish Fiscal Advisory Council | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| National Asset Management Agency | €9,478,000 | €4,634,000 | €2,975,000 | €8,574,000 | €2,398,000 (to end October) |
| National Treasury Management Agency* | €7,754,146 | €445,380 | €1,094,252 | €894,184 | €606,157 |
| National Development Finance Agency** | €695,087 | €399,782 | €581,497 | €787,263 | €549,387 |
| State Claims Agency*** | €13,612,000 | €16,497,000 | €18,759,000 | €20,520,000 | €14,793,218 |
| National Pensions Reserve Fund (transitioned to ISEF w.e.f. 22.12.14) | €461,312 | €344,111 | €448,502 | €842,581 | €484,649 |
| Office of the Revenue Commissioners | €6,823,340 | €7,527,781 | €7,375,465 | €7,679,111 | €7,057,914 |
| Social Finance Foundation | €6,437 | €4,273 | €22,420 | €12,020 | €22,374 |
| Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nil. Legal Fees related to the SBCI reported by NTMA for 2014. | €69,711 |
| Irish Financial Services Appeal Tribunal | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
** Fees and expenses incurred by the NDFA in the performance of its financing and advisory functions in relation to specific public investment projects (Public Private Partnerships) are reimbursed by the relevant State Authority to the NTMA
*** The State Claims Agency legal fees incurred in the management of personal injury and property damage claims against the State are reimbursed by the relevant State Authority to the NTMA.
Note: The State Claims Agency also discharges certain plaintiff legal expenses; these are not included in the above.
Information for the Central Bank and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation could not be collated in the time available. I will respond to the Deputy directly as soon as possible.
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