Written answers
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
8:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount paid out either in respect of court awards or out of court settlements for claims taken against members of the Gardaí in respect of assault, unlawful arrest, or other breach of a citizens right in respect of each year since 2002 to date in 2007; the number of cases in which awards were made by the Courts; the number of cases which were settled out of court; the number of such cases pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22503/07]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy concerning the amounts paid out in Court awards and out of court settlements in relation to actions taken against members of An Garda Síochána in respect of assault, unlawful arrest or other breaches of citizens' rights is set out in the table below.
| Claims by Civilians following actions by Gardaí in the performance of their duties | |||||
| Year | Total Amount | Assault | Unlawful Arrest | Other | |
| € | € | € | € | ||
| 2002 | 1,240,388.40 | Awards | 1,270 (1) | 3,809.21 (1) | 56,500 (2) |
| Settlements | 166,924.48 (6) | 106,835.58 (10) | 185,078.82 (11) | ||
| Costs | 230,769.67 | 148,714.19 | 340,486.45 | ||
| Total | 398,964.15 | 259,358.98 | 582,065.27 | ||
| 2003 | 1,276,127.55 | Awards | 11,000 (1) | 10,000 (2) | 4,870 (2) |
| Settlements | 75,000 (4) | 303,011 (5) | 112,814.84 (4) | ||
| Costs | 145,561.70 | 71,794.28 | 542,075.73 | ||
| Total | 231,561.70 | 384,805.28 | 659,760.57 | ||
| 2004 | 938,799.09 | Awards | 15,000 (1) | 3,215.06 (1) | |
| Settlements | 198,697.48 (5) | 73,007 (5) | 50,500 (3) | ||
| Costs | 231,646.62 | 100,019.36 | 266,713.57 | ||
| Total | 445,344.10 | 173,026.36 | 320,428.63 | ||
| 2005 | 4,870,233.53 | Awards | 1,000.00 (1) | 2,025,321.00 (3) | 85,125.00 (2) |
| Settlements | 130,250.00 (7) | 1,569,114.00 (9) | 58,000 (2) | ||
| Costs | 137,447.90 (10) | 658,508.78 (10) | 205,466.85 (15) | ||
| Total | 268,697.90 | 4,252,943.78 | 348,591.85 | ||
| 2006 | 1,951,984.9* | Awards | 18,076.32 (1) | 41,443.80 (3) | |
| Settlements | 386,200.00 (17) | 622,000 (15) | 606,500.00 (8) | ||
| Costs | 187,797.28 (11) | 60,983.61 (10) | 28,983.93 (3) | ||
| Total | 592,073.60 | 724,427.41 | 635,483.93 | ||
| 2007 as at 30/09/07 | 5,816,184.80* | Awards | 72,500.00 (1) | 2,771,000.00 (2) | |
| Settlements | 180,500.00 (5) | 27,500.00 (3) | 1,165,000.00 (6) | ||
| Costs | 443,249.90 (9) | 584,788.08 (7) | 571,646.90 (19) | ||
| Total | 696,249.90 | 612,288.08 | 4,507,646.90 | ||
| *Provisional |
The number of cases settled / or awards by the Courts are shown in brackets.
As of today there are approximately 1030 cases on hand. It is not possible to give a definitive detailed breakdown of the types of cases as requested by the Deputy within the time available. However, based on a representative sample of cases, the breakdown is assault (33%), unlawful arrest (21%) and other (46%).
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