Vol. 482 No. 6
369 Mr. Higgins (Mayo) asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money paid into the poor box in all District Courts in each of the years from 1995 to date in 1997; the names of the charities which benefited in this regard; and the amounts paid to each of these charities. [18835/97]
The amount of money paid into the District Court poor box in the years ending 31-12-93 to 31-12-96 is set out in the following table. Figures for 1997 are not available at this stage.
These figures do not include contributions which, in accordance with the Judge's order, were paid direct to a charitable organisation or transmitted through the Garda or the probation and welfare service.
Money paid into the poor box is recorded separately in the District Court offices in the general cash account. Moneys are paid out on foot on a direction from a District Court Judge and in the main are paid out to local charities. It would not be possible, without the expenditure of a disproportionate amount of staff time, to compile a list of the names of the charities which benefited in this regard or on the amounts paid to each charity.
District Court poor box receipts 1993-96.
|
Year ending |
Amount received |
|
£ |
|
|
31-12-93 |
139,750.68 |
|
31-12-94 |
161,159.96 |
|
31-12-95 |
217,143.22 |
|
31-12-96 |
305,481.18 |
