Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Department of Finance
Departmental Legal Costs
Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent externally by his Department on legal advice for each year since 2015; the solicitors firms involved; the barristers, junior and senior, that provided services to his Department for each such year; the amounts paid to each firm or person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14132/17]
Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Much of this information has already been published on my Department's website.
| Legal Advice | Firm involved | Barristers that provided the service | Amount 2017 (to date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Court Deposition | Hayes Solicitors | Legal firm engaged only | €1,448.94 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, related litigation and further emerging issues (part recoupable) | Arthur Cox | Legal firm engaged only | €45,674.63 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, further emerging issues and in relation to the State's investment in AIB (recoupable) | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €160,678.63 |
| State Aid | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €27,674.39 |
| eDiscovery Services | McCann Fitzgerald | Legal firm engaged only | €40,966.37 |
| €276,442.96 | |||
| Amount 2016 | |||
| State Aid | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €143,946.00 |
| State Aid | See across | Conor Quigley (Queen's Counsel) | €58,538.00 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, related litigation and further emerging issues (part recoupable) | Arthur Cox | Legal firm engaged only | €46,359.27 |
| State Aid | See across | Philip Baker (Queen's Counsel) | €33,554.00 |
| State Aid | See across | Aoife Goodman (Junior Counsel) | €29,761.00 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, further emerging issues and in relation to the State's investment in AIB (recoupable) | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €15,119.79 |
| State Aid | See across | Philip Baker (Queen's Counsel) | €30,884.00 |
| State Aid | See across | Maurice G Collins (Senior Counsel) | €45,004.00 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, related litigation and further emerging issues (part recoupable) | Arthur Cox | Legal firm engaged only | €43,881.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Kate Hanley (Discovery Counsel) | €485.00 |
| Capital restructuring and other related matters in relation to the State's investment in AIB (recoupable) | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €29,715.00 |
| District Court Deposition | Hayes Solicitors | Legal firm engaged only | €3,766.00 |
| Restructuring of the Irish banking system, related litigation and further emerging issues (part recoupable) | Arthur Cox | Legal firm engaged only | €147,475.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Kate Hanley (Discovery Counsel) | €7,173.00 |
| International Tax | See across | David Ewart (Queen's Counsel) | €34,878.00 |
| State Aid | See across | Philip Baker (Queen's Counsel) | €2,048.00 |
| E-discovery | GEON Legal Solutions | Legal firm engaged only | €16,102.00 |
| Subject Access Request under Data Protection Act | Mason Hayes & Curran | Legal firm engaged only | €733.00 |
| Minister's investment in the Banks and other commercial matters (part recoupable) | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €60,748.00 |
| €750,170.06 | |||
| Amount 2015 |
| Legal Advice | Firm involved | Barristers that provided the service | Amount 2017 (to date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documentary counsel | See across | Alexander Caffrey (Discovery Counsel) | €24,364.00 |
| EU Commission State Aid Investigation | See across | Aoife Goodman (Junior Counsel) | €55,052.00 |
| Restructuring of Irish banking system, related litigation and further emerging issues (part recoupable) | Arthur Cox | Legal firm engaged only | €934,654.00 |
| Secondment - Professional Fees | Dillon Eustace | Legal firm engaged only | €36,900.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Emma Doyle (Discovery Counsel) | €20,139.00 |
| E-discovery | GEON Legal Solutions | Legal firm engaged only | €120,036.00 |
| Professional fees | Hayes Solicitors | Cian Ferriter (Senior Counsel) Anna Shanley (Junior Counsel) | €74,251.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Kate Hanley (Discovery Counsel) | €44,129.00 |
| Access request | Mason, Hayes and Curran | Legal firm engaged only | €23,567.00 |
| Legacy barrister fees re Irish Life sale. | Matheson | Legal firm engaged only | €6,150.00 |
| To assist in the transposition of EU directives | Matheson | Legal firm engaged only | €27,183.00 |
| EU Commission State Aid Investigation | See across | Maurice G Collins (Senior Counsel) | €89,184.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Nick Reilly (Discovery Counsel) | €18,304.00 |
| State Aid | See across | Philip Baker (Queen's Counsel) | €151,691.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Sarah-Jane Hillery (Discovery Counsel) | €9,997.00 |
| Documentary counsel | See across | Silvia Martinez (Discovery Counsel) | €21,842.00 |
| Capital restructuring and other related matters in relation to the State's investment in AIB (recoupable) | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €346,744.00 |
| IBRC Commission of Investigation. | William Fry | Legal firm engaged only | €223,725.00 |
| €2,227,912.00 |
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