Written answers

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Department of An Taoiseach

Departmental Expenditure

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine 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]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo 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.

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine 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]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo 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.

Photo of David CullinaneDavid 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]

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo 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

YearAdminLegal Costs3rd Party CostsTotal
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)**

YearAdminLegal Costs3rd Party CostsTotal
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

YearAdministrationLegal CostsTotal
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)

YearAdministration Legal CostsTotal
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)

YearAdministration Legal CostsTotal
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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