35. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will indicate the annual saving to the Exchequer from a 20% reduction in all professional fees paid by his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and the amount invoiced in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30067/14]

36. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all professional fees paid by his Department, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT-related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; and the company name and the amount invoiced in each case between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30082/14]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 35 and 36 together.

Details of payments in the period in question are included in the following tables in respect of Vote 27 (International Co-operation) and Vote 28 (Foreign Affairs and Trade). There are also costs incurred on professional fees at missions abroad where advice is sought from time to time on a range of local matters.

Total expenditure on the services mentioned in the twelve months to end May 2014 is set out in the table. The application of a 20% reduction to this expenditure would result in a net saving of €1.6m.

Additional Information Vote 28

Additional Information Vote 27