Written answers
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Departmental Expenditure
9:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 623: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of legal aid paid to solicitors in each court area here for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30737/09]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, separate arrangements exist in respect of Criminal and Civil Legal Aid. I can inform the Deputy that the amount of Criminal Legal Aid paid to solicitors in each court area for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 is set out in tabular form below,
Criminal Legal Aid Fees Paid to Solicitors
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Jan - Aug 2009 | |
| Central Criminal Court | 1,649,961 | 1,536,005 | 1,507,810 | 1,246,137 |
| Children's Court | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit Monaghan | 35,980 | 69,917 | 61,852 | 36,748 |
| Circuit-Carlow | 35,519 | 113,513 | 57,272 | 84,462 |
| Circuit-Cavan | 43,110 | 44,435 | 91,811 | 50,022 |
| Circuit-Clare | 115,718 | 112,618 | 235,683 | 122,992 |
| Circuit-Cork | 646,356 | 875,854 | 1,109,781 | 655,803 |
| Circuit-Donegal | 92,580 | 171,122 | 197,484 | 206,392 |
| Circuit-Dublin | 3,457,276 | 3,931,610 | 4,071,767 | 3,277,228 |
| Circuit-Galway | 91,920 | 132,039 | 123,230 | 97,934 |
| Circuit-Kerry | 167,212 | 196,647 | 167,990 | 130,639 |
| Circuit-Kildare | 169,470 | 213,533 | 290,244 | 204,012 |
| Circuit-Kilkenny | 89,027 | 62,819 | 148,950 | 63,812 |
| Circuit-Laois | 63,432 | 85,339 | 71,343 | 67,738 |
| Circuit-Leitrim | 12,891 | 13,096 | 34,766 | 24,984 |
| Circuit-Limerick | 312,330 | 321,132 | 483,291 | 311,392 |
| Circuit-Longford | 14,889 | 33,021 | 41,516 | 36,427 |
| Circuit-Louth | 73,379 | 95,212 | 142,333 | 125,255 |
| Circuit-Mayo | 75,661 | 75,734 | 103,493 | 103,064 |
| Circuit-Meath | 95,202 | 144,841 | 163,166 | 113,716 |
| Circuit-Offaly | 22,327 | 12,579 | 45,919 | 26,805 |
| Circuit-Roscommon | 37,639 | 76,320 | 112,436 | 68,884 |
| Circuit-Sligo | 102,270 | 109,087 | 79,625 | 63,033 |
| Circuit-Tipperary | 149,809 | 188,222 | 223,317 | 170,719 |
| Circuit-Waterford | 173,101 | 184,332 | 292,906 | 239,220 |
| Circuit-Westmeath | 40,899 | 139,011 | 99,988 | 92,159 |
| Circuit-Wexford | 68,057 | 88,492 | 177,273 | 113,449 |
| Circuit-Wicklow | 152,801 | 161,418 | 144,756 | 147,836 |
| Court of Criminal Appeal | 549,392 | 427,853 | 412,337 | 384,606 |
| District-Carlow | 138,328 | 82,006 | 101,332 | 87,444 |
| District-Cavan | 190,369 | 247,882 | 454,851 | 444,039 |
| District-Clare | 177,689 | 215,530 | 384,358 | 259,019 |
| District-Cork | 1,491,067 | 1,677,197 | 2,246,341 | 1,301,762 |
| District-Donegal | 193,030 | 151,813 | 336,138 | 331,650 |
| District-Dublin | 8,876,531 | 9,778,087 | 10,597,864 | 8,493,974 |
| District-Galway | 369,274 | 431,873 | 578,413 | 443,460 |
| District-Kerry | 187,180 | 196,486 | 264,575 | 228,097 |
| District-Kildare | 195,854 | 118,124 | 297,173 | 210,820 |
| District-Kilkenny | 82,590 | 117,700 | 139,863 | 90,615 |
| District-Laois | 106,055 | 138,256 | 182,193 | 136,245 |
| District-Leitrim | 9,822 | 33,795 | 37,340 | 30,659 |
| District-Limerick | 1,044,867 | 1,123,769 | 1,397,040 | 829,227 |
| District-Longford | 124,416 | 164,873 | 234,321 | 155,237 |
| District-Louth | 140,971 | 325,132 | 308,230 | 269,208 |
| District-Mayo | 97,199 | 73,842 | 123,502 | 107,470 |
| District-Meath | 164,182 | 156,927 | 266,572 | 230,213 |
| District-Monaghan | 166,684 | 170,534 | 243,748 | 154,894 |
| District-Offaly | 225,444 | 221,267 | 263,640 | 174,761 |
| District-Roscommon | 58,157 | 69,518 | 121,870 | 68,795 |
| District-Sligo | 140,879 | 130,694 | 175,707 | 132,518 |
| District-Tipperary | 300,074 | 258,272 | 456,247 | 277,998 |
| District-Waterford | 190,768 | 256,462 | 425,209 | 466,039 |
| District-Westmeath | 284,701 | 262,863 | 421,402 | 307,628 |
| District-Wexford | 174,673 | 177,245 | 289,803 | 273,761 |
| District-Wicklow | 278,903 | 265,858 | 419,478 | 303,743 |
| High Court - Dublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,491 |
| L/Aid Detainees in Gda Stns - Connaught | 25,926 | 33,401 | 41,027 | 39,258 |
| L/Aid Detainees in Gda Stns - Dublin Only | 243,022 | 307,589 | 324,842 | 289,201 |
| L/Aid Detainees in Gda Stns - Leinster ex Dub. | 37,398 | 44,960 | 60,346 | 49,969 |
| L/Aid Detainees in Gda Stns - Munster | 77,337 | 103,361 | 118,040 | 94,816 |
| L/Aid Detainees in Gda Stns - Ulster | 18,840 | 15,218 | 22,507 | 13,243 |
| Special Criminal Court | 184,139 | 63,961 | 93,478 | 109,353 |
| Supreme Court | 20,073 | 25,018 | 173,224 | 9,413 |
| Grand Total | 24,554,651 | 27,055,313 | 32,293,018 | 24,682,488 |
The State, through the Legal Aid Board, also provides a comprehensive scheme of Civil Legal Aid for persons of modest means. In the time available it has not been possible to compile the detailed statistical information in the format requested by the Deputy in respect of Civil Legal Aid. I will communicate further with him when the information sought is to hand.
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