Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Departmental Consultations
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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466. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7444/25]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the information sought in respect of external legal consultation for my Department is set out in the table below.
| Year | External Legal Consultancy Provider | Purpose of Consultancy | Report/Recommendations | Total cost (incl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/2024 | McCann Fitzgerald | To (i) advise the Expert Advisory Committees (EACs) appointed by the Minister to carry out independent reviews of RTÉ of any legal risks arising to the members of the EACs in respect of the conduct of the reviews and (ii) to review draft reports prepared by the EACs prior to their submission and advise of any legal risks arising. | No | €93,905 |
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