Written answers
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Department of Justice and Equality
Departmental Legal Cases
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1976. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41508/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1977. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41526/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1978. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41544/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1979. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41562/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1980. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41580/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1981. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41598/25]
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael)
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1982. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41616/25]
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1976 to 1982, inclusive, together.
It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the timeline provided. I will forward the information directly to the Deputy when it is available.
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