Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2023
232. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the allocated funding for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for each year since 2006, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23927/23]
View answerThe office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was established by law under the Prosecution of Offences Act, 1974. Total gross expenditure in the Office as set out in the annual REVs over the period 2006 to 2023 is set out in the table below. In 2006, the Office spent €31.7 million. In the period since 2013, expenditure has increased by €17 million or by 46 per cent.
€56 million in 2023 represents a record allocation and will facilitate the office to deliver on its substantial remit.
Gross Total Expenditure in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, 2006 to 2023 (€000s)
|
|
€000s |
|
2006 |
31,734 |
|
2007 |
34,976 |
|
2008 |
44,359 |
|
2009 |
45,733 |
|
2010 |
42,490 |
|
2011 |
37,820 |
|
2012 |
39,890 |
|
2013 |
38,389 |
|
2014 |
37,813 |
|
2015 |
38,839 |
|
2016 |
39,861 |
|
2017 |
41,848 |
|
2018 |
44,466 |
|
2019 |
43,719 |
|
2020 |
44,813 |
|
2021 |
45,549 |
|
2022 |
52,097 |
|
2023 |
56,078 |
