Written answers
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Department of An Taoiseach
Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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78. To ask the Taoiseach the amount of legal fees paid by his Department in respect of tribunals of inquiry established by the State and any resulting legal actions; and if he will provide these broken down by tribunal and by year for 2006 to 2016 in tabular form. [38458/16]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department has administrative responsibility for the Moriarty Tribunal and the costs incurred by my Department in respect of the Tribunal for the years 2006 to end-November 2016 are contained in the following tables:
| - | 2006 € | 2007 € | 2008 € | 2009 € | 2010 € | 2011 € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to Tribunal's Legal Team | 3,358,396 | 3,393,958 | 3,346,455 | 3,337,307 | 2,364,915 | 1,122,041 |
| Legal Actions | 345,219 | 0 | 166,708 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Administration | 524,087 | 760,606 | 472,974 | 444,767 | 516,409 | 469,609 |
| Other | 3,960 | 0 | 23,229 | 13,304 | 243,569 | 9,075 |
| Third Party Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 4,231,662 | 4,154,564 | 4,009,366 | 3,795,378 | 3,124,893 | 1,600,725 |
| - | 2012 € | 2013 € | 2014 € | 2015 € | 2016 (to end Nov) € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to Tribunal's Legal Team | 447,939 | 426,236 | 390,118 | 385,429 | 331,144 |
| Legal Actions | 300,833 | 99,917 | 0 | 104,077 | 282,990 |
| Administration | 342,915 | 210,873 | 171,172 | 197,585 | 195,284 |
| Other | 0 | 55,504 | 589,150 | 270,963 | 5,021 |
| Third Party Costs | 501,679 | 1,720,497 | 2,546,938 | 1,954,591(*) | 181,057 |
| TOTAL | 1,593,366 | 2,513,027 | 3,697,378 | 2,912,645 | 995,496 |
(*) includes a payment in respect of third party costs arising from the Dunnes Tribunal.
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