Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise a few matters from the accounts before us. Page 25 refers to compensation and legal costs. During the year in question the compensation awards were €9.8 million and the legal costs associated with that were almost two thirds of that figure at €6 million. There is a heading included that refers to civilian claims by members of the public arising from actions of gardaí in the performance of their duties. There are 196 cases. The compensation award was €1.8 million but the legal costs were €2.66 million. The committee encounters this all the time. There is the State Claims Agency and the legal costs associated with compensation payments. We like to keep the figure as low as possible but this is amazing. Is there a reason that the legal costs are higher than the compensation? Who is winning here? The legal profession was the principal winner in that case. If you do not have the specifics about that, you can send-----