Peadar Tóibín
Question:190. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the total cost associated with each Commission of Investigation under the remit of her Department in the past twenty years. [42465/24]
View answerWednesday, 16 October 2024
Questions (190)
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As the Deputy may be aware, commissions of investigation are carried out pursuant to the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004. That Act provides for a Commission to be established by Government Order. Before making the Order, a draft must be laid before each House and a resolution approving the draft passed by both Houses.
The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy in relation to commissions of investigation established under the Act.
|
Commission of Investigation |
Year Established |
Total Cost |
|
Commission of Investigation (Dean Lyons) |
2006 |
€1.34m |
|
Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin and Cloyne |
2006 |
€8.8m |
|
Commission of Investigation (Death of Gary Douch in Mountjoy Prison). |
2007 |
€1.25m |
|
Commission of Investigation (Ronan MacLochlainn) |
2014 |
€0.756m |
|
Commission of Investigation to investigate and report on certain matters relative to the Cavan/Monaghan Division of An Garda Síochána (O’Higgins Commission) |
2015 |
€1.784m |
|
South East Commission of Investigation (previously the Hickson Commission) |
2018 |
€4.058m (to end Sept 2024) |