Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legal costs to the Department in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 in relation to asylum applications and appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36013/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Asylum related legal costs incurred by my Department arise from the provision of legal services by the Refugee Legal Service to asylum seekers and judicial review proceedings taken against the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) which are determined by the courts in favour of applicants or settled by the State.

Costs in these respects over the last number of years are set out as follows.

Refugee Legal Service

2011€6.6m

2012€5.8m

2013€4.8m

2014Figure not currently available

Judicial Review Costs- ORAC and RAT

2011€3.5m

2012€1.8m

2013€1.7m

2014* €2.2m

*As of 31 August 2014.

The Deputy may wish to note that asylum related legal costs are also incurred by the Chief State Solicitor's Office.