David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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404. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated full-year savings for 2017 by reducing spending on professional fees by 10% in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14109/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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It is not possible at this point to estimate the expenditure by my Department on professional services in 2017. In the circumstances any potential savings are being estimated based on the 2015 expenditure figures. The amount paid by my Department in 2015 to which professional services withholding tax was applied was €1.369 million. The potential saving resulting from a 10% reduction on this amount would be €136,900.