Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28297/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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.

The amount in external professional legal services incurred by the Department in 2014, 2019 and 2020 is set out in the attached table.