Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 May 2020
341. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amounts spent by the Legal Aid Board on solicitors, barristers and personal insolvency practitioners for applications under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7541/20]
View answer348. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers, respectively, under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception, that is, from 2016 to date; the details of the payments; the companies and persons that received same; the amount received by each company and person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/20]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 348 together.
The following schedule sets out in tabular format the amounts spent by the Legal Aid Board on solicitors, barristers and personal insolvency practitioners for applications under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020.
In a s.115A case, it is the borrower's personal insolvency practitioner (PIP) who must make the application for court review, explaining and certifying to the court by affidavit how he or she contends that the proposal made by the borrower satisfies the detailed statutory criteria which the judge has to apply in deciding whether the proposal has met the necessary standard.
Schedule
Fees paid (inc VAT) to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors, and barristers in respect of legally aided applications under section 115A of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (as amended)
|
Financial Year |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
to April 2020 |
|
Fees to barristers |
€21,402 |
€165,721 |
€424,385 |
€496,892 |
€140,450 |
|
Fees to personal insolvency practitioners |
€36,900 |
€218,056 |
€707,410 |
€1,016,183 |
€281,045 |
|
Fees to solicitors |
€38,561 |
€280,379 |
€891,071 |
€1,574,518 |
€755,329 |
|
Totals |
€96,863 |
€664,156 |
€2,022,866 |
€3,087,593 |
€1,176,824 |
