Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Mr. O'Leary and wish him well in the job.

I have a question about financing. In his opening statement Mr. O'Leary said the board had a grant of €39 million per year. Is that exclusively for civil legal aid or does the board receive more money on top of that sum? Mr. O'Leary mentioned that after that there was a figure of €50 million to meet the cost of providing criminal legal aid? How much does the board receive each year from the State?