Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Department of Finance
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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109. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5384/24]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The legal costs incurred by my Department were not collated centrally until recent years. Below is a table of the amount spent on legal costs or legal services by the Department of Finance in recent years. Please note that a search of official records indicates expenditure on legal fees incurred by the Shareholding & Financial Advisory Division from 2014 to 2019, while 2020 to date reflects the total legal cost for the Department of Finance.
Year | Cost ( € ) |
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January 2024 | Nil to date |
2023 | 470,683.87 |
2022 | 282,900.02 |
2021 | 267,325.37 |
2020 | 1,097,383.18 |
2019 | 314,934.2 |
2018 | 988,336.68 |
2017 | 1,668,980.46 |
2016 | 347,797.58 |
2015 | 1,944,739.88 |
2014 | 1,602,092.54 |
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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110. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department on the procurement of office space and furniture and office IT equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024. [5402/24]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the procurement of office space is the responsibility of the Office of Public Works.
Please find attached tables which contain expenditure figures in respect of Office Furniture and Fittings and ICT for the past 10 years. This is based on the expenditure as per our financial reporting systems.
Year | Office Furniture and Fittings Spend |
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2014 | €28,873.36 |
2015 | €165,252.31 |
2016 | €437,587.07 |
2017 | €230,234.91 |
2018 | €222,974.04 |
2019 | €206,775.29 |
2020 | €262,229.90 |
2021 | €288,528.41 |
2022 | €75,805.28 |
2023 | €83,356.40 |
2024 to date | €821.39 |
Total | €2,002,438.36 |
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