Question
320. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the running costs of the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Special Criminal Court, the District Courts and the Circuit Courts in each year since 2011. [45745/15]
Answer
Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Frances Fitzgerald): As the Deputy is aware, under the provisions of the Courts Service Act 1998, the day to day management of the courts is the responsibility of the Courts Service which is independent in exercising its functions and I am responsible for ensuring that the Service is adequately funded. The following table sets out actual expenditure for the salaries and expenses for the Courts Service (excluding judicial salaries) in supporting the administration of justice and the courts of all jurisdictions. The Courts Service is not able to provide such details for each separate Court.
| Programme Expenditure | 2011 Actuals €'000 | 2012 Actuals €'000 | 2013 Actuals €'000 | 2014 Actuals €'000 | 2015 Actuals €'000 |
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| Pay | 51,358 | 49,188 | 49,012 | 47,139 | 50,019 |
| Non Pay | 30,729 | 28,707 | 27,297 | 25,287 | 26,083 |
| Total | 82,087 | 77,895 | 76,309 | 72,426 | 76,102 |
| PPP - Unitary Payment | 19,500 | 22,437 | 20,240 | 22,862 | 22,163 |
| Total Current Expenditure | 101,587 | 100,332 | 96,549 | 95,288 | 98,265 |
| Capital Expenditure | |||||
| ICT | 6,458 | 5,056 | 2,506 | 5,655 | 4,820 |
| Capital Works - Courthouses | 4,679 | 2,309 | 5,592 | 4,456 | 4,880 |
| Total Capital Expenditure | 11,137 | 7,365 | 8,098 | 10,111 | 9,700 |
| Total Gross Expenditure | 112,724 | 107,697 | 104,647 | 105,399 | 107,965 |
| Appropriations-in-Aid | 50,085 | 48,541 | 46,837 | 48,797 | 47,815 |
| Expenditure Net of Income | 62,639 | 59,156 | 57,810 | 56,602 | 60,150 |