Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2014
633. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 4 February 2014, the costs of guardians ad litem in 2013; the costs of guardians ad litem to date in 2014. [28051/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn 2013 the final cost of guardian ad litem services (GALs), which were paid by the HSE, was as follows
GAL legal fees € 4,859,064
GAL Direct payments € 7,178,045
Full GAL costs €12,037,109
In 2014 the cost of GAL services paid to date by Tusla* (the Child and Family Agency) are as follows:-
GAL legal fees € 3,145,572
GAL Direct payments € 2,473,137
Full GAL costs YTD € 5,618,709
*Responsibility for GAL services transferred to Tusla on 1 January, 2014
