Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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257. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [32906/16]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In response to the Deputy's question the following table outlines the amount spent by my Department on external legal advice in each of the years 2013, 2014 and 2015.

*R. Humphrey's gave legal advice/support in drafting legislative proposals under the Government Reform Programme.  C. Kennedy was a consultant who worked on the Statute Law Revision programme.  Both were engaged in line with procurement rules.