asked the Minister for Communications the total cost to the State of each public/judicial inquiry held under the aegis of his Department in the past ten years; and the individual cost in each case.
Written Answers. - Cost of Inquiries.
446.
The total cost to the State of all public/judicial inquiries held under the aegis of my Department in the past ten years is £1,303,217, exclusive of the cost of salaries paid out of Exchequer sources and publication costs.
The individual cost in each case is as follows:
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Date of |
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|
Accident |
Inquiry |
Cost |
|
£ |
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|
Whiddy Island Disaster |
1979 |
1,284,609 |
|
Railway Accidents |
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|
Gormanston, Co. Meath |
1975 |
214 |
|
Cain Bridge, near Gorey, Co. Wexford |
1976 |
898 |
|
Bellacagher, Co. Roscommon |
1977 |
144 |
|
Arklow, Co. Wicklow |
1980 |
148 |
|
Dalkey, Co. Dublin |
1980 |
217 |
|
Buttevant, Co. Cork |
1981 |
8,250 |
|
Cherryville, Co. Kildare |
1983-84 |
8,737 |