Written answers
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Legal Costs
Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that his Department spent on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015; the names of each of the legal firms that provided advice to his Department in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32918/16]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that the total costs for external legal advice incurred by my Department during the years in question are as follows:
- 2013 - €47843.07
- 2014 - €19312.94
- 2015 - €13591.50
The external bodies providing the advice were as follows:
- Conor Feeney, BL
- Peter Ward, BL
- Patrick Donaghy and Co.
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