Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The Department incurs expenditure on costs associated with legal cases from Vote 37 (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection) and the Social Insurance Fund.

Some costs are borne by the Chief State Solicitor's Office.

The following table sets out the amount paid by the Department for external legal services for the period since January 2016 to date: