Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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329. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49229/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Legal service providers contracted in 2018 are set out in the following table.  The table does not include contracts already existing at the start of 2018, nor does it include contracts which have not yet given rise to Fee Notes (e.g. where a case is ongoing).  The hours worked are not relevant in many cases as some tasks are undertaken at a flat fee.

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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330. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by Enterprise Ireland in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the total cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49230/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Details of the legal service providers contracted by Enterprise Ireland from January to October 2018 are set out in the following table along with the total cost of each.

The number of hours worked has not been included as this would identify the cost per hour of each legal service provider, which is commercially sensitive information.

Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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331. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the legal service providers contracted by IDA Ireland in 2018; the hours worked by each legal service provider; the cost of each legal service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49231/18]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out a list of legal service providers utilised by the IDA from January to September 2018 and the cost of each particular service during that period. The professional fees referenced include a range of services, including land and building sales, land acquisition, lease transactions, grant recoveries and legal advice on various matters.

As to the number of hours, legal firms do submit billable hours where they are charging on a time - as opposed to set-fee - basis. When billed, IDA Ireland checks that the hourly rate charged is in accordance with the tenders submitted by the firms.