Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

And Kerry, and all over the country. Information on the average cost per annum during the same period for civil legal aid shows that it has never dropped below €30 million. It is a gravy train that must be derailed. The Minister must do something about it or his legacy will be a disaster. The figure is based on detailed information provided to me in reply to a number of parliamentary questions to the Minister. It is his Department and I did not make it up or dream it up. I did not set out to embarrass Deputy O'Callaghan but it is not acceptable.

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