Written answers
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Commissions of Investigation
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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109. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the final costs to the Exchequer of each commission of investigation that has been completed to date in her Department, in addition to the estimated costs to date of ongoing commissions of investigations. [7145/17]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the following table.
| Name of Commission | Costs | Note on Costs |
|---|---|---|
| Commission of Investigation into the Fatal Shooting by An Garda Síochána of Ronan MacLochlainn | €1.153m | On 16 May 2016 one person who is identified in the Commission's final report brought an application to the High Court seeking a direction pursuant to Section 35(1)(b) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 that the report be amended before it is submitted to the Minister.Final costs of this Commission must await the decision on the application which is before the High Court. |
| Commission of Investigation into Certain Matters relative to the Cavan/Monaghan Division of the Garda Síochána | €1.784m | Judicial Review proceedings have been taken concerning the rates for third party legal costs for witnesses which were agreed for the Commission in accordance with Section 23 of the Commission of Investigation Act 2004. If this challenge is successful, it will involve revisiting the third party costs which was paid to the witnesses who appeared before this Commission. (If these proceedings succeed, the third party rates for the Commission of Investigation into the Fatal Shooting by An Garda Síochána of Ronan MacLochlainn may also have to be revisited.) |
| Commission of Investigation into the Dean Lyons Case | €1m | Final Costs |
| Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin | €8.789m | Final Costs |
| Commission of Investigation into the Death of Mr. Gary Douche in Mountjoy Prison | € 2.3m | Final Costs |
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