Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Department of An Taoiseach
Departmental Expenditure
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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113. To ask the Taoiseach the costs paid to companies (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and the reason each was engaged. [29450/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not paid any costs to the companies in question for projects, in the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019.
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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114. To ask the Taoiseach the costs paid to a company (details supplied) for projects each was engaged by his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and the reason each was engaged. [29559/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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My Department has not engaged the company in question for any projects in the years concerned. However, in 2018 my Department paid €14,205 to the company in question for expenses incurred by a witness following receipt of a direction under section 24 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 by Judge Brian Cregan, Sole Member of the Commission of Investigation established concerning the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. This payment was in respect of a service provided by the company to a witness in connection with the Commission’s investigation.
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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115. To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on tribunals, commissions of investigation and statutory inquiries in each of the years 2009 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by inquiry, tribunal or commission. [29840/19]
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Details of expenditure on tribunals and commissions of investigation funded through my Department's Vote, in each of the years 2009 to date in 2019, is set out in the following table.
Moriarty Tribunal of Inquiry
Year | Admin | Legal Costs | 3rd Party Costs | Total |
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2009 | €444,767 | €3,350,611 | €0 | €3,795,378 |
2010 | €516,409 | €2,608,484 | €0 | €3,124,893 |
2011 | €469,609 | €1,131,116 | €0 | €1,600,725 |
2012 | €342,915 | €748,772 | €501,679 | €1,593,366 |
2013 | €210,873 | €581,657 | €1,720,497 | €2,513,027 |
2014 | €171,172 | €979,268 | €2,546,938 | €3,697,378 |
2015 | €197,585 | €760,470 | €1,897,744 | €2,855,799 |
2016 | €201,206 | €703,708 | €181,057 | €1,085,971 |
2017 | €206,895 | €674,994 | €5,670,156 | €6,552,045 |
2018 | €179,783 | €643,630 | €1,176,313 | €1,999,726 |
end June 2019 | €52,790 | €201,245 | €31,859 | €285,894 |
McCracken Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments)**
Year | Admin | Legal Costs | 3rd Party Costs | Total |
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2015 | €0 | €0 | €56,847 | €56,847 |
**One payment made in 2015 in respect of a third party costs claim. Report published in August 1997.
Fennelly Commission of Investigation
Year | Administration | Legal Costs | Total |
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2014 | €386,283 | €191,683 | €577,966 |
2015 | €546,830 | €612,738 | €1,159,568 |
2016 | €402,358 | €889,791 | €1,292,149 |
2017 | €110,345 | €388,630 | €498,975 |
The Fennelly Commission completed its work in 2017.
Cregan Commission of Investigation (IBRC)
Year | Administration | Legal Costs | Total |
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2015 | €344,655 | €132,289 | €476,944 |
2016 | €722,949 | €315,959 | €1,038,908 |
2017 | €782,059 | €772,591 | €1,554,650 |
2018 | €924,559 | €1,070,763 | €1,995,322 |
end June 2019 | €647,552 | €650,591 | €1,298,143 |
Cooke Commission of Investigation (NAMA)
Year | Administration | Legal Costs | Total |
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2017 | €198,045 | €151,694 | €349,739 |
2018 | €397,172 | €484,108 | €881,280 |
end June 2019 | €303,103 | €253,215 | €556,318 |
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