But Mr O’Sullivan’s other claims against the local authority remain in play. And now a Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows Caerphilly council has paid out a further £41,806.50 in legal fees since Mr O’Sullivan was dismissed. These are “the legal costs incurred by the local authority to defend the claim at the employment tribunal brought by the former chief executive”, the FOI says. Councillor Colin Mann, leader of the council’s Plaid Cymru group, said: “Many people in Caerphilly county may have thought the dismissal of the former chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan would have meant the end of the drain on the public purse.