Written answers
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Departmental Consultations
Aidan Farrelly (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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343. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 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. [7440/25]
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.
| Year | Company Name | Nature of the engagement | Report and / or recommendations | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arthur Cox | Specialist pensions legal advice | No | €40,266 |
| Byrne Wallace | Employment Advice and presentation | No | €3,189 | |
| Byrne Wallace | Completion of the Statutory Guidance for Protected Disclosures for public bodies and prescribed persons | Statutory Guidance was published in December 2023 | €30,387 | |
| McCann Fitzgerald | Legal Services regarding the Capital Works Management Framework | No | €29,842 | |
| 2024 | Byrne Wallace | Employment Advice | No | €761 |
| McCann Fitzgerald | Legal Services regarding the Capital Works Management Framework | No | €44,682 | |
| 2025 | None | - | - | - |
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