Office of Director of Public Prosecutions

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Questions (2)

Pa Daly

Question:

2. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach the breakdown of the amounts paid by the DPP to prosecuting counsel in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and date in 2023, in tabular form. [43994/23]

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Written answers

The Taoiseach

The below table details the amounts paid by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecuting counsel from 2018 to end of September 2023.

YEAR	Fees Paid to Counsel by DPP
2018	€17,391,679
2019	€16,813,805
2020	€15,785,139
2021	€17,143,233
2022	€20,071,958
2023 (to end Sept)	€17,514,594