223 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Defence the number of Bills that have been drafted outside the office of the Attorney General by solicitors since the general election of 2002; the cost to date of the outsourcing of the drafting of legislation; if legislation has had to be corrected subsequently in many cases; the bills which are currently being drafted by firms of solicitors; the legislation he intends to outsource this term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21823/04]

The question does not arise in so far as my Department is concerned.