The information requested by the Deputy concerning the amounts paid out in Court awards and out of court settlements in relation to actions taken against members of An Garda Síochána in respect of assault, unlawful arrest or other breaches of citizens' rights is set out in the table below.
Claims by Civilians following actions by Gardaí in the performance of their duties
|
Year
|
Total Amount
|
|
Assault
|
Unlawful Arrest
|
Other
|
|
€
|
|
€
|
€
|
€
|
|
2002
|
1,240,388.40
|
Awards
|
1,270 (1)
|
3,809.21 (1)
|
56,500 (2)
|
|
|
Settlements
|
166,924.48 (6)
|
106,835.58 (10)
|
185,078.82 (11)
|
|
|
Costs
|
230,769.67
|
148,714.19
|
340,486.45
|
|
|
Total
|
398,964.15
|
259,358.98
|
582,065.27
|
|
2003
|
1,276,127.55
|
Awards
|
11,000 (1)
|
10,000 (2)
|
4,870 (2)
|
|
|
Settlements
|
75,000 (4)
|
303,011 (5)
|
112,814.84 (4)
|
|
|
Costs
|
145,561.70
|
71,794.28
|
542,075.73
|
|
|
Total
|
231,561.70
|
384,805.28
|
659,760.57
|
|
2004
|
938,799.09
|
Awards
|
15,000 (1)
|
|
3,215.06 (1)
|
|
|
Settlements
|
198,697.48 (5)
|
73,007 (5)
|
50,500 (3)
|
|
|
Costs
|
231,646.62
|
100,019.36
|
266,713.57
|
|
|
Total
|
445,344.10
|
173,026.36
|
320,428.63
|
|
2005
|
4,870,233.53
|
Awards
|
1,000.00 (1)
|
2,025,321.00 (3)
|
85,125.00 (2)
|
|
|
Settlements
|
130,250.00 (7)
|
1,569,114.00 (9)
|
58,000 (2)
|
|
|
Costs
|
137,447.90 (10)
|
658,508.78 (10)
|
205,466.85 (15)
|
|
|
Total
|
268,697.90
|
4,252,943.78
|
348,591.85
|
|
2006
|
1,951,984.9*
|
Awards
|
18,076.32 (1)
|
41,443.80 (3)
|
|
|
|
Settlements
|
386,200.00 (17)
|
622,000 (15)
|
606,500.00 (8)
|
|
|
Costs
|
187,797.28 (11)
|
60,983.61 (10)
|
28,983.93 (3)
|
|
|
Total
|
592,073.60
|
724,427.41
|
635,483.93
|
|
2007 as at 30/09/07
|
5,816,184.80*
|
Awards
|
72,500.00 (1)
|
|
2,771,000.00 (2)
|
|
|
Settlements
|
180,500.00 (5)
|
27,500.00 (3)
|
1,165,000.00 (6)
|
|
|
Costs
|
443,249.90 (9)
|
584,788.08 (7)
|
571,646.90 (19)
|
|
|
Total
|
696,249.90
|
612,288.08
|
4,507,646.90
|
*Provisional
The number of cases settled / or awards by the Courts are shown in brackets.
As of today there are approximately 1030 cases on hand. It is not possible to give a definitive detailed breakdown of the types of cases as requested by the Deputy within the time available. However, based on a representative sample of cases, the breakdown is assault (33%), unlawful arrest (21%) and other (46%).
