Written answers
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Department of An Taoiseach
Legal Costs
James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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93. To ask the Taoiseach to provide details of all fees paid by the Office of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitor's office to barristers and solicitors in 2015 and for the first six months of 2016. [22351/16]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The following tables outline details of all fees (including VAT) paid by the Offices of the Attorney General and the Chief State Solicitors Office to barristers and solicitors in 2015 and for the first six months of 2016:
Office of the Attorney General Counsel/Solicitors Expenditure 2015
| Counsel/Solicitor Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Meagher Solicitors | €10,086.00 |
| Mark William Murphy BL | €10,977.75 |
| David Leonard BL | €15,842.40 |
| Nick Reilly BL | €8,659.20 |
| Ciaran Toland BL | €11,768.64 |
| Neville Cox BL | €17,712.00 |
| Asim Sheikh BL | €4,865.88 |
| Seamus Woulfe SC | €11,223.75 |
| Eileen Barrington BL | €2,890.50 |
| Total | €94,026.12 |
Office of the Attorney General Counsel/Solicitors Expenditure 2016
| Counsel/Solicitor Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Grainne Gilmore BL | €8,130.30 |
| Eoin McCullough SC | €7,638.30 |
| Asim Sheikh BL | €4,526.40 |
| Eileen Barrington BL | €2,460.00 |
| Total | €22,755.00 |
Solicitor Fees Expenditure Year ended December 2015
| Solicitor Name | Amount (€) | No of Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Liddy Scollan Solicitor | 75,122.05 | 47 |
| Alan E. F. Millard | 18,049.02 | 19 |
| John Hughes State Solicitor | 11,429.16 | 13 |
| Frank G. Nyhan | 10,380.95 | 16 |
| Michael D. Murray | 10,379.72 | 17 |
| Malachy Boohig | 10,057.88 | 7 |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | 9,965.95 | 14 |
| O'Doherty, Warren & Associates | 9,810.48 | 13 |
| John A. Brosnan | 9,052.80 | 16 |
| Martin G. Linnane | 9,001.14 | 7 |
| Peter D. Jones | 8,510.12 | 7 |
| Aidan Judge | 7,662.57 | 11 |
| Vincent Deane & Co. | 6,818.04 | 10 |
| Hayden Dolan & Co. | 5,997.47 | 10 |
| Steen O'Reilly | 5,029.15 | 5 |
| Fergus Mullen | 4,992.00 | 11 |
| Donal W. Dunne | 4,569.45 | 7 |
| Rory P. Benville | 3,920.99 | 7 |
| Francis W. Hutchinson | 3,887.00 | 7 |
| Edward O'Sullivan | 3,643.46 | 4 |
| Connellan Solicitors | 2,270.58 | 3 |
| Diarmuid H. Sheridan | 2,206.62 | 3 |
| Jeremiah Healy | 2,036.88 | 4 |
| Thomas McLoughlin | 1,794.00 | 3 |
| Sharon E. Murphy | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| William J. Kennedy | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| Barry Healy & Company | 1,414.50 | 1 |
| James A. Boyle | 735.54 | 1 |
| Kieran Madigan & Co | 735.54 | 1 |
| Gerald Meaney | 307.50 | 1 |
| 242,722.72 |
Solicitor Fees Expenditure January to June 2016
| Solicitor Name | Amount (€) | No of Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Aidan Judge | 17,392.20 | 9 |
| Alan E. F. Millard | 11,778.48 | 14 |
| Rory P. Benville | 8,499.25 | 7 |
| Fergus Mullen | 8,225.80 | 10 |
| Liddy Scollan Solicitor | 8,034.36 | 1 |
| Steen O'Reilly | 6,563.28 | 8 |
| Jeremiah Healy | 5,649.98 | 7 |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | 5,264.45 | 8 |
| Gerald Meaney | 4,182.00 | 1 |
| Diarmuid H. Sheridan | 3,985.20 | 6 |
| Francis W. Hutchinson | 3,938.00 | 6 |
| Peter D. Jones | 3,761.34 | 2 |
| O'Doherty, Warren & Associates | 3,674.01 | 5 |
| Martin G. Linnane | 2,885.58 | 3 |
| Hayden Dolan & Co. | 2,715.84 | 4 |
| Frank G. Nyhan | 2,448.93 | 4 |
| Thomas McLoughlin | 2,300.00 | 3 |
| Donal W. Dunne | 2,206.62 | 3 |
| Edward O'Sullivan | 1,753.98 | 3 |
| John A. Brosnan | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| Kieran Madigan & Co | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| Sharon E. Murphy | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| Vincent Deane & Co. | 1,471.08 | 2 |
| John Hughes State Solicitor | 1,431.47 | 3 |
| Noel A Farrell | 1,076.40 | 2 |
| Connellan Solicitors | 735.54 | 1 |
| Geraldine Gillece | 735.54 | 1 |
| Kennedy Fitzgerald Solicitors | 735.54 | 1 |
| Michael D. Murray | 735.54 | 1 |
| Barry Healy & Company | 731.85 | 1 |
| 117,325.50 |
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