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Tribunals of Inquiry.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2004

Tuesday, 17 February 2004

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Tony Gregory

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487 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer of each tribunal of inquiry in 2003; and the individual payments made to each legal representative involved for 2003. [4989/04]

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My Department is responsible for the costs of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments. The total cost of this tribunal to date is €31.08 million, of which €6.753 million represents the cost in 2003. The individual payments made to the legal team at the tribunal and to legal personnel appointed to represent it at various court cases are set out in the following table.

Amounts paid in 2003 to each member of the legal team of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments and to legal persons appointed by the tribunal to represent it at various court cases:

Name

Amount paid in 2003

Desmond O'Neill S.C.

547,229.38

John Gallagher S.C.

582,557.41

Patrick Quinn S.C.

626,181.94

Patricia Dillon S.C.

628,904.41

Eunice O'Raw

405,700.41

Mairéad Coghlan

407,126.12

Máire A. Howard

99,220.10

Susan Gilvarry

246,750.00

Marcelle Gribbin

97,193.25

Annette Foley

149,193.42

Caroline Williams

49,779.28

Sarah Maguire

144,655.50

Adele Murphy

138,303.00

Padraig Gleeson(since resigned)

6,137.18

Cormac Mac Amhlaigh (since resigned)

22,582.80

Mary Cahill

18,051.98

Paul Gillick

3,533.57

Sara Moorhead

3,025

Kilda Mooney

9,075

*Amounts include VAT but before professional services withholding tax is deducted.

Question No. 488 answered with QuestionNo. 469.
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