I can inform the Deputy that the additional information he sought is detailed below in tabular form. As stated in Parliamentary Question No. 164, legal aid is sub-divided into criminal legal aid and civil legal aid. The details are as follows:
Criminal Legal Aid
The highest amount earned over the 12 months of 2011 by a single practitioner was €889,659.
The number of practitioners, in bands of €10,000, who were paid between €100,000 and the highest amount earned are as follows:
€100,000 - €110,000
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18
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€110,000 - €120,000
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16
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€120,000 - €130,000
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7
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€130,000 - €140,000
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10
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€140,000 - €150,000
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11
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€150,000 - €160,000
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10
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€160,000 - €170,000
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7
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€170,000 - €180,000
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5
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€180,000 - €190,000
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6
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€190,000 - €200,000
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5
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€200,000 - €210,000
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7
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€210,000 - €220,000
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3
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€220,000 - €230,000
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5
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€230,000 - €240,000
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2
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€250,000 - €260,000
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4
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€260,000 - €270,000
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3
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€280,000 - €290,000
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3
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€310,000 - €320,000
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2
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€320,000 - €330,000
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2
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€340,000 - €350,000
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1
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€350,000 - €360,000
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2
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€360,000 - €370,000
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1
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€390,000 - €400,000
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3
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€400,000 - €410,000
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1
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€410,000 - €420,000
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1
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€420,000 - €430,000
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2
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€430,000 - €440,000
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1
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€450,000 - €460,000
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1
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€460,000 - €470,000
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1
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€470,000 - €480,000
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1
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€500,000 - €510,000
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1
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€580,000 - €590,000
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1
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€710,000 - €720,000
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1
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€760,000 - €770,000
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1
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€770,000 - €780,000
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1
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€780,000 - €790,000
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1
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€880,000 - €890,000
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1
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Civil Legal Aid
The highest amount earned over the 12 months of 2011 by a single practitioner was €137,085.
The number of practitioners, in bands of €10,000, who were paid between €100,000 and the highest amount earned are as follows:
€100,000 - €110,000
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1
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€120,000 - €130,000
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2
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€130,000 - €140,000
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1
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