Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 October 2024
54. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of the fees received by each external barrister, senior counsel or legal firm engaged by his Department or the Attorney General in relation to a tax case (details supplied), in tabular form. [39282/24]
View answerThe Department of the Taoiseach has incurred no expenditure in relation to the tax case in question.
A total of €4,180,210 in Counsel fees in respect of all related case files has been paid by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO). This consists of an aggregate total of €1,265,487 paid to three Junior Counsel and an aggregate total of €2,914,723 paid to eight Senior Counsel. The CSSO is not in a position to provide a breakdown of fees paid to individual Counsel for data protection reasons.
