Section 20 of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000, provides that the Minister for Education and Science may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and following consultation with the chairperson of the commission, make a scheme whereby witnesses to the commission can be paid a reasonable amount in respect of their expenses. Under that section, I made a scheme relating to travelling and related expenses of witnesses which has been in practice since shortly after the setting up of the commission.