Question
509. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by her Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28306/21]
Answer
Minister for Justice (Deputy Heather Humphreys): I wish to advise the Deputy of the amounts spent by my Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, as outlined in the table below.
| Year | External Professional Legal Services (€) |
| 2014 | 7,123,070 |
| 2019 | 7,116,144 |
| 2020 | 9,790,981 |
| Total | 24,030,195 |