Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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165. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The amount my Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each year since 2016 are in the following table.

Note 1: Over the course of this period, additional amounts of €526,106.84 in 2017 and €249,382.50 in 2018 were paid in respect of the costs of other parties.

Note 2: there are timing differences between when costs are incurred by the Department and when they are recouped which can lead to recoupments being received in the subsequent financial year.

*Recoupments:

2016: €269,419.15

2017: €856,138.60

2018: €214,400.72

2019: €38,507.63

2020 unavailable at this time.