€5.34m Revenue fees to six law firms

Six legal firms shared €5.34m in fees from the Revenue Commissioners last year for services rendered, new figures show.

The payout accounts for 72% of the overall €7.34m Revenue paid out last year in legal fees to firms and barristers.

The figures are revealed in a written Dáil response by Finance Minister Michael Noonan who confirmed that the overall spend on legal fees by his department, the National Asset Management Agency (Nama), the Revenue, the Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau and the Central Bank last year totalled €18.35m.