Written answers
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Victims Commission
9:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 575: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount the Government has spent on support for victims of crime annually since taking office; the breakdown of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7019/06]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department allocated the following amounts for the support of victims of crime from 1997 to 2005 — all pre-2002 figures are euro equivalences:
| Year | Amount |
| â'¬ | |
| 1997 | 355,526.66 |
| 1998 | 818,981.06 |
| 1999 | 826,599.49 |
| 2000 | 1,085,626.06 |
| 2001 | 1,102,132.65 |
| 2002 | 1,135,000.00 |
| 2003 | 1,077,000.00 |
| 2004 | 921,750.00 |
| 2005 | 950,750.00 |
| Total | 8,273,365.92 |
| * Comprised €265,000 allocated to Victim Support and €685,750 distributed by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime. |
I established the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime in March 2005 to develop a framework of victim services and to disburse funding for victim support measures. In 2005, the commission allocated €685,750 to 28 voluntary groups providing front-line services for victims of crime.
A total of €1.085 million has been provided for distribution by the commission in 2006. In addition, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal allocated the following amounts since 1997:
| Year | Amount |
| 1997 | £3.432m (€4.36m) |
| 1998 | £3.483m(€4.42m) |
| 1999 | £3.153m(€4.00m) |
| 2000 | £ 3.153m(€4.003m) |
| 2001 | £3.226m (€4.069m) |
| Year | Amount |
| 2002 | â'¬3.4m |
| 2003 | â'¬3.321m |
| 2004 | â'¬2,337 |
| 2005 | â'¬2,384m |
| 2006 | â'¬4.541m |
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