Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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356. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence 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. [14069/20]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of external legal fees in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020 is set out in the following table

The Chief State Solicitor's Office is responsible for the costs of the State's legal teams in litigation cases that it manages on behalf of my Department. The State Claims Agency (SCA) manages and provides legal representation in relation to personal injury cases taken against the Minister for Defence. External legal costs incurred by the SCA arising from the defence of any claims managed by the Agency for my Department are refunded to the Agency by the Department.