Written answers
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Departmental Expenditure
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her Department on legal costs or legal services in each of the past ten years and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [5392/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The answer to the Deputy's query is detailed in the table below:
Department of Social Protection Legal Fees and Costs
Full Year Costings - 2014 to 2023 & 2024** Year To date
| YEAR | TOTAL LEGAL FEES AND COSTS |
|---|---|
| 2014 | €625,873.47 |
| 2015 | €1,215,204.00 |
| 2016 | €1,170,873.09 |
| 2017 | €1,923,476.52 |
| 2018 | €1,023,522.13 |
| 2019 | €2,238,328.50 |
| 2020 | €1,598,314.32 |
| 2021 | €1,398,748.22 |
| 2022 | €1,597,236.19 |
| 2023 | €578,713.13 |
| 2024 ** YEAR TO DATE | €226,888.04 |
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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309. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount spent by her 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. [5410/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Procurement of office space for Government Departments is provided by the OPW. The costs for the past 10 years are not readily available for the purchase of office IT equipment but they are being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy separately as soon as possible. The amount spent by Department of Social Protection on furniture for the past ten years is outlined in the following table:
| Year | DSP Furniture |
|---|---|
| 2014 | €2,044,150 |
| 2015 | €3,290,939 |
| 2016 | €1,551,122 |
| 2017 | €763,994 |
| 2018 | €928,194 |
| 2019 | €1,008,348 |
| 2020 | €632,398 |
| 2021 | €421,703 |
| 2022 | €607,103 |
| 2023 | €895,215 |
| 2024 YTD (31st January) | €98,593 |
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