Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 378: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the numbers employed in legal aid, distinguishing between civil and criminal, from 1997 to date; and the annual cost and spend of criminal legal aid since 1997 to date. [23419/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information that the Deputy has requested is as follows: Civil Legal Aid The sanctioned numbers of staff for the Legal Aid Board from 1997 to date are:

A total of 10.1 departmental, non-legal, whole-time equivalent staff are employed on criminal legal aid duties in the Department at present. A breakdown of the allocation of staff for criminal legal aid duties from 1997 to date is not readily available as the staff in question form part ofthe overall staffing complement of the Department.

The annual cost of criminal legal aid since 1997 is as follows: