Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2009
204 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual cost of the witness protection programme since its establishment; and the approximate number of its throughput annually. [26737/09]
View answerThe figures for the annual cost of the Witness Security Programme since its establishment are set out in the table below. It is not the practice and it would be contrary to the public interest, given the very sensitive nature of the programme, to give details of its operation, including the identity or numbers of persons admitted to it.
|
Year |
€ million |
|
1998 |
0.053 |
|
1999 |
0.110 |
|
2000 |
0.190 |
|
2001 |
0.459 |
|
2002 |
0.830 |
|
2003 |
1.183 |
|
2004 |
1.124 |
|
2005 |
0.600 |
|
2006 |
0.610 |
|
2007 |
0.461 |
|
2008 |
1.160 |
|
2009 (Estimate provision) |
1.198 |
