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Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Legal Costs

Photo of Clare DalyClare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of money that has been awarded against the State to members of the public and-or other institutions as a result of wrong doings by members of the gardaí during the period 1995 to 2010; and the amount of money actually paid out to these persons in this period by the State. [40405/14]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The figures in respect of awards are not readily available as the records relate to the actual payments made during each year. The figures for payments during the period 1995 to 2001 include in the overall yearly totals for payment of awards, settlements and legal costs arising from these legal actions as set out in the table.

1995199619971998199920002001
£0.75m£0.24m£0.50m£0.87m£1.2m£0.70m£1.3m
The figures for the period 2002 to 2010 are available broken down between awards, settlements and costs, and this information is published on my Department's website at the following link: .

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