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Legal Aid Application Numbers

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Questions (412)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

412. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 20 September 2012 if he will provide a breakdown of practitioner's earnings (details supplied). [41336/12]

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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

18

€110,000 - €120,000

16

€120,000 - €130,000

7

€130,000 - €140,000

10

€140,000 - €150,000

11

€150,000 - €160,000

10

€160,000 - €170,000

7

€170,000 - €180,000

5

€180,000 - €190,000

6

€190,000 - €200,000

5

€200,000 - €210,000

7

€210,000 - €220,000

3

€220,000 - €230,000

5

€230,000 - €240,000

2

€250,000 - €260,000

4

€260,000 - €270,000

3

€280,000 - €290,000

3

€310,000 - €320,000

2

€320,000 - €330,000

2

€340,000 - €350,000

1

€350,000 - €360,000

2

€360,000 - €370,000

1

€390,000 - €400,000

3

€400,000 - €410,000

1

€410,000 - €420,000

1

€420,000 - €430,000

2

€430,000 - €440,000

1

€450,000 - €460,000

1

€460,000 - €470,000

1

€470,000 - €480,000

1

€500,000 - €510,000

1

€580,000 - €590,000

1

€710,000 - €720,000

1

€760,000 - €770,000

1

€770,000 - €780,000

1

€780,000 - €790,000

1

€880,000 - €890,000

1

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

1

€120,000 - €130,000

2

€130,000 - €140,000

1

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