Departmental Legal Services

839. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details on any interaction his Department or other departments have had and any legal advice that they have sought to end any involvement of the sale of Israeli war bonds by the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59236/26]

779. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount of fees paid out annually by his Department to legal firms over the past four years and to date in 2026 on appeals made under the International Protection Appeals Tribunal; to list the legal firms that were paid out in fees in each such year, in tabular form. [14834/26]

741. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 16 December 2025, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4156/26]

2345. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services on legal services since 2020; the name of the legal firms retained; and whether the Office of the Chief State Solicitor was considered or used in those cases. [75289/25]

664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 25 November 2025, the timeframe in which he expects to receive the pending legal advice; the timeframe in which he expects to be able to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69757/25]

41. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40836/25]

42. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/25]

54. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41504/25]

55. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41522/25]

56. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41540/25]

57. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41558/25]

58. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41576/25]

59. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41594/25]

60. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [41612/25]

162. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40854/25]

180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment 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. [41570/25]

315. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/25]

333. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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. [41608/25]

416. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport 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. [41549/25]

418. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport 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. [41585/25]

616. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/25]

654. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance 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. [41521/25]

655. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance 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. [41539/25]

657. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance 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. [41575/25]

797. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [41527/25]