Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Departmental Legal Costs
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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1290. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total amount spent externally by her Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, that provided services to her Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14135/17]
Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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1st January to 31st December 2015
| Legal Advice Provider | Description of Service | Amount paid - € |
|---|---|---|
| Ailill O’Reilly BL | Counsels’ Advices | 5,842.50 |
| David Dodd BL | Counsels’ Advices | 3,690.00 |
| Philip Rahn BL | Counsels’ Advices | 2,263.20 |
| Sean Gillane SC | Counsels’ Advices | 7,687.50 |
| Kilroys Solicitors | Legal advice on Export Credit Insurance issues | 4,802.00 |
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal advice re online employment permit application forms. | 308.00 |
| Jennifer Goode BL | Legal advice on the transposition of EU directives | 2,152.50 |
| Alan Haugh BL | Fees paid to barrister for legal advice, assistance in drafting Workplace Relations Bill | 17,066.26 |
| Alan Haugh BL | Fees paid to barrister for regulatory advice | 824.00 |
| Anthony Kerr BL | Fees paid to barrister for legal advice on domestic workers | 615.00 |
| Conor Power BL | Fees paid to barrister for E-commerce advice | 1,030.00 |
| Rosemary Healy Rae BL | Fees paid to barrister for legal advice on taxation | 1,030.00 |
| Paul Anthony McDermott BL | Fees paid to barrister for legal advice data protection | 2,460.00 |
| Conor Bourke BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Relevant Papers & Representation in Proceedings Before the Dublin Circuit Court | 11,562.00 |
| Maurice Collins SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Pleadings & Representation in Proceedings Before the High Court | 9,225.00 |
| Paul Greene SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Pleadings & Representation in Proceedings Before the High Court | 4,526.40 |
| Brian Murray SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Pleadings & Representation in Proceedings Before the Court of Appeal | 42,189.00 |
| Paul O’Higgins SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Pleadings & Representation in Proceedings Before the High Court | 3,997.50 |
| Diana Stuart BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Pleadings & Representation in Proceedings Before the High Court | 3,394.80 |
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal scrutiny and settlement of draft Employment Permit Regulations | 3,075.00 |
1st January to 31st December 2016
| Legal Advice Provider | Description of Service | Amount paid - € |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal Scrutiny and Settlement of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Electromagnetic Fields) Regulations 2016 | 1,845.00 |
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal Scrutiny and Settlement of Dangerous Substances (Retail and Private Petroleum Stores) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 | 307.50 |
| Kilroy’s Solicitors | Legal advice on Export Credit Insurance issues | 925.58 |
| Nessa Cahill BL | Legal services for the Report by Nessa Cahill BL and Kevin Duffy, Chairman of the Labour Court “Expert examination and review of laws on the protection of employee interests when assets are separated from the operating entity” | 12,300.00 |
| Jennifer Goode, BL | Legal advice on the transposition of EU directives | 10,455.00 |
| Aillil O’Reilly BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Pleadings & Representation in High Court Proceedings | 8,333.25 |
| Brian Murray SC | Counsel’s Advices & Representation in Court of Appeal Proceedings | 861.00 |
| Declan Murphy BL | Counsel’s Advices & Drafting Pleadings and Inter-Partes Correspondence, & Representation in High Court Proceedings | 16,555.80 |
| Douglas Clarke BL | Counsel’s Advices | 14,353.54 |
| Maurice G. Collins SC | Counsel’s Advices and representations in Supreme Court Proceedings | 9,225.00 |
| Sean Gillane SC | Counsel’s Advices | 4,674.00 |
| Rochford Brady Legal Services | Presentation of Court Documents for ODCE | 981.60 |
| Brosnan Investigations | Service of Summons for ODCE | 282.12 |
| J & A Davis | Service of Summons for ODCE | 795.66 |
| Kellkee Services | Service of Summons for ODCE | 151.60 |
| Peter Fallon BL | Service of Summons for ODCE | 1,269.16 |
| O’Mara, Geraghty McCourt Solicitors | Professional Fees for Consultations | 984.00 |
| Connellan & Co Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 615.00 |
| Dermot G O'Donovan & Partners | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 747.75 |
| Donal W. Dunne BL | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 8,702.25 |
| Emma Muldowney BL | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 8100.00 |
| Fiona Sheehan BL | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 571.95 |
| Frank Nyhan & Associates Solicitors | Civil enforcement fees | 735.54 |
| Gary Irwin Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,168.50 |
| Gerald Meaney State Solicitor | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 2,952.00 |
| Geraldine Gillece B.C.L. | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 2,583.00 |
| Jeremiah Healy, Healy Crowley & Co Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 4,674.00 |
| John Brosnan & Company, Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,230.00 |
| John Hughes, Solicitor | Legal services (Prosecutions) and Civil enforcement fees | 10,276.75 |
| Leahy & Partner Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 12,982.70 |
| Liddy Scollan Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 3,874.50 |
| Martin G Linnane & Co. Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,168.50 |
| Millards Solicitors & Notary Public | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 2,829.00 |
| Niamh Tuite & Company Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 12,883.81 |
| O'Doherty Warren & Associates Solicitors | Civil Enforcement fees | 1,045.50 |
| Paul Fitzpatrick | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,527.66 |
| Peter D. Jones & Co. Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) and Civil enforcement fees | 3,249.66 |
| Rory Hayden & Co. Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 6,949.50 |
| Rory P. Benville Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 8,425.50 |
| Rosemary Healy-Rae BL | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 5,043.00 |
| Sharon E. Murphy State Solicitor | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 10,086.00 |
| Steen O'Reilly Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,168.50 |
| Vincent Deane & Co. Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 1,291.50 |
| Wolfe & Co. Solicitors | Legal services (Prosecutions) | 10,190.19 |
| Mazars | Legal Advice | 11,047.86 |
| Allan Crann BL | Legal Representation, High Court | 4,800.00 |
| Gerard Durcan SC | Legal Representation, Supreme Court | 6,150.00 |
| Grainne Gilmore BL | Legal Representation, Supreme Court | 12,915.00 |
| Conor Power SC | Legal representation, Supreme Court | 18,450.00 |
| Breffni Gordon BL | Judicial Review 2016 344 JR | 64,218.30 |
| Emma Muldowney BL | Judicial Review 2016 344 JR | 5,750.00 |
| Michael McDowell BL | Judicial Review 2016 344 JR | 9,225.00 |
| Niamh Tuite & Co. Solicitors | Judicial Review 2016 344 JR | 78,451.08 |
| Shane Murphy BL | Judicial Review 2016 344 JR | 51,045.00 |
| Ivan Gramatikov | Legal Research | 23,985.00 |
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal scrutiny and settlement of draft Employment Permit Regulations | 1,230.00 |
| Kilroys Solicitors | Legal advice on Export Credit Insurance issues | 925.58 |
1st January to 15th March 2017
| Legal Advice Provider | Description of Service | Amount paid - € |
|---|---|---|
| Remy Farrell SC | Counsel’s Advices | 4,612.50 |
| Sean Guerin SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Draft Pleadings & Representation in High Court Proceedings | 13,837.50 |
| Sinead McGrath BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Pleadings & Representation in High Court Proceeding | 3,413.25 |
| Declan Murphy BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Pleadings & Representation in Court of Appeal Proceedings | 37,318.20 |
| Brian Murray SC | Counsel’s Advices & Drafting of Statutory Production Requirements | 12,177.00 |
| Paul O' Higgins SC | Counsel’s Advices, Settling Draft Pleadings & Representation in High Court Proceedings | 5,535.00 |
| Aillil O' Reilly BL | Counsel’s Advices, Drafting Pleadings & Representation in High Court Proceedings | 3,708.00 |
| Anthony Thuillier BL | Counsel’s Advices & Drafting of Intended High Court Proceedings | 1,657.50 |
| Conor Feeney BL | Legal scrutiny and settlement of draft Employment Permit Regulations | 1,230 |
| Donal W. Dunne State Solicitor | Legal Fees | 2,460.00 |
| Fergus Mullen State Solicitor | Legal Fees | 950.00 |
| Francis W. Hutchinson Solicitor | Legal Fees | 1,168.50 |
| Frank Nyhan & Associates Solicitors | Legal Fees | 774.59 |
| Gerald Meaney State Solicitor | Legal Fees | 1,107.00 |
| Ivan Gramatikov | Legal Research | 9,360.00 |
| John Hughes Solicitor | Legal Fees | 1,860.00 |
| Leahy & Partners Solicitors | Legal Fees | 1,806.56 |
| Liddy Scollan Solicitors | Legal Fees | 2,337.00 |
| Niamh Tuite & Company Solicitors | Legal Fees | 3,034.98 |
| Paul Fitzpatrick Solicitor | Legal Fees | 2,337.00 |
| Peter D Jones & Co. Solicitors | Legal Fees | 2,337.00 |
| Rory P. Benville Solicitors | Legal Fees | 1,168.50 |
| Rosemary Healy-Rae BL | Legal Fees | 922.50 |
| Steen O’Reilly Solicitors | Legal Fees | 3,505.50 |
| Venetia R Taylor BL | Legal Fees | 300.00 |
| Vincent Deane & Co. Solicitors | Legal Fees | 1,414.50 |
| Wolfe & Co Solicitor | Legal Fees | 3,699.05 |
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