Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in legal fees incurred by his Department in 2020 and in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [23568/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy, that given the broad timeframe of this question and the transfer of functions across Departments since 2000, some of the information he requested may not be readily available.

My Department generally avails of the legal services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office and its own Legal Services Division. However, occasionally it engages private Solicitor Firms and Junior and Senior Counsel for external legal advice.

Based on the information collated by my Department in the time available, the amount in legal fees incurred by my Department in 2020 and in each of the years 2000 to 2020, is set out in the table below.