Written answers
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 633: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases, initiated in the High Court and naming himself as a respondent, relating to judicial reviews of immigration and asylum application decisions, that were settled by the respondent in 2007 before a judgment was delivered by the court; and the total amount of settlement costs to be met by the respondent as a result of these settlements. [6108/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The following figures refer to Judicial Reviews challenging the validity of Deportation Orders or Transfer Orders in the Repatriation Section of INIS.
| JRs challenging the validity of Deportation Orders or Transfer Orders that were settled in 2007. | 96 |
| Legal Fees paid | â'¬752,437.00 |
Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 634: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amounts paid in terms of fees and expenses to each person who served as a member of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal for 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6109/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount paid, in terms of fees and expenses, to each serving Member of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal for 2006 and 2007, is set out in tabular format as follows.
| Tribunal Member | Fees | Expenses | Total |
| € | € | € | |
| 2006 | |||
| Eamonn Cahill, SC | 39,926.67 | 483.78 | 40,410.45 |
| Eamonn Barnes, BL | 20,014.64 | 0.00 | 20,014.64 |
| Donal Egan, BL | 32,340.28 | 0.00 | 32,340.28 |
| Patrick Hurley, Solr | 44,608.27 | 703.99 | 45,312.26 |
| Bernadette Cronin, SC | 25,061.53 | 0.00 | 25,061.53 |
| Michael O'Kennedy | 51,959.23 | 0.00 | 51,959.23 |
| Olive Brennan, BL | 92,093.10 | 954.57 | 93,047.67 |
| Michelle O'Gorman, BL | 73,984.85 | 1,882.63 | 75,867.48 |
| David Andrews, SC | 63,273.63 | 0.00 | 63,273.63 |
| Ben Garvey, BL | 72,852.19 | 489.57 | 73,341.76 |
| Joseph Barnes, BL | 1,417.53 | 0.00 | 1,417.53 |
| Paul A. McGarry, BL | 30,256.05 | 0.00 | 30,256.05 |
| Bruce St John Blake, Solr | 10,710.79 | 0.00 | 10,710.79 |
| Denis Linehan, Solr | 35,017.40 | 0.00 | 35,017.40 |
| Anne Tait, Solr | 13,125.40 | 0.00 | 13,125.40 |
| John Hayes, Solr | 13,567.67 | 0.00 | 13,567.67 |
| Bernard MacCabe, BL | 60,370.47 | 126.28 | 60,496.75 |
| Ricardo Dourado, BL | 29,264.17 | 0.00 | 29,264.17 |
| Elizabeth O'Brien, BL | 99,335.56 | 0.00 | 99,335.56 |
| Susan Nolan, Solr | 31,648.62 | 467.94 | 32,116.56 |
| Samantha Cruess Callaghan, BL | 19,215.41 | 0.00 | 19,215.41 |
| Margaret Levey, BL | 38,907.41 | 0.00 | 38,907.41 |
| Judy Blake, BL | 7,389.03 | 0.00 | 7,389.03 |
| Sean Deegan, BL | 14,274.00 | 0.00 | 14,274.00 |
| David Goldberg, SC | 10,884.76 | 0.00 | 10,884.76 |
| Mary E Laverty, SC | 9,880.86 | 0.00 | 9,880.86 |
| Des Zaidan, BL | 66,562.42 | 448.15 | 67,010.57 |
| Rory McCabe | 35,345.32 | 2,651.40 | 37,996.72 |
| David McHugh, BL | 58,915.51 | 390.59 | 59,306.10 |
| Aidan Eames, Solr | 9,275.26 | 0.00 | 9,275.26 |
| Declan McHugh | 21,355.07 | 0.00 | 21,355.07 |
| Jim Nicholson, BL | 71,015.06 | 195.02 | 71,210.08 |
| Noel Whelan | 6,010.60 | 0.00 | 6,010.60 |
| Total | 1,209,858.76 | 8,793.92 | 1,218,652.68 |
| 2007 | |||
| Eamonn Cahill, SC | 44,155.24 | 5,772.39 | 49,927.63 |
| Eamonn Barnes, BL | 3,021.75 | 0.00 | 3,021.75 |
| Donal Egan, BL | 13,571.90 | 0.00 | 13,571.90 |
| Patrick Hurley, Solr | 20,012.65 | 882.00 | 20,894.65 |
| Bernadette Cronin, SC | 3,938.25 | 0.00 | 3,938.25 |
| Michael O'Kennedy | 9,576.85 | 0.00 | 9,576.85 |
| Olive Brennan, BL | 64,621.81 | 527.76 | 65,149.57 |
| Michelle O'Gorman, BL | 113,488.88 | 0.00 | 113,488.88 |
| David Andrews, SC | 64,462.60 | 0.00 | 64,462.60 |
| Ben Garvey, BL | 113,170.10 | 838.37 | 114,008.47 |
| Joseph Barnes, BL | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paul A. McGarry, BL | 10,817.25 | 0.00 | 10,817.25 |
| Bruce St John Blake, Slr | 762.00 | 0.00 | 762.00 |
| Denis Linehan, Solr | 40,595.50 | 462.37 | 41,057.87 |
| AnneTait, Solr | 4,374.15 | 0.00 | 4,374.15 |
| John Hayes, Solr | 7,538.15 | 428.38 | 7,966.53 |
| Bernard MacCabe, BL | 102,940.60 | 0.00 | 102,940.60 |
| Ricardo Dourado, BL | 18,204.15 | 0.00 | 18,204.15 |
| Elizabeth O'Brien, BL | 103,414.40 | 0.00 | 103,414.40 |
| Susan Nolan, Solr | 20,309.55 | 0.00 | 20,309.55 |
| Samantha Cruess Callaghan, BL | 13,848.15 | 0.00 | 13,848.15 |
| Margaret Levey, BL | 58,848.20 | 0.00 | 58,848.20 |
| Judy Blake, BL | 4,746.00 | 0.00 | 4,746.00 |
| Sean Deegan, BL | 3,871.50 | 0.00 | 3,871.50 |
| David Goldberg, SC | 19,081.40 | 0.00 | 19,081.40 |
| Majella Twomey, BL | 1,772.50 | 0.00 | 1,772.50 |
| Laura McKenna, BL | 1,772.50 | 0.00 | 1,772.50 |
| Conor Gallagher, BL | 1,781.65 | 0.00 | 1,781.65 |
| Paul Christopher, BL | 0.00 | ||
| Brendan Gogarty, BL | 0.00 | ||
| Fergus O'Connor, BL | 0.00 | ||
| Paul Gormley, BL | 0.00 | ||
| Rory McCabe | 19,106.75 | 1,852.00 | 20,958.75 |
| David McHugh, BL | 45,479.90 | 440.24 | 45,920.14 |
| Aidan Eames, Solr | 6,957.50 | 0.00 | 6,957.50 |
| Declan McHugh, BL | 6,452.25 | 0.00 | 6,452.25 |
| Jim Nicholson, BL | 19,604.50 | 924.27 | 20,528.77 |
| Noel Whelan | 695.75 | 0.00 | 695.75 |
| Total | 962,994.33 | 12,127.78 | 975,122.11 |
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