Paul Nicholas Gogarty
Ceist:57 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Finance the role he played in approving the most recent increases in fees to lawyers and State counsel participating in ongoing tribunals of inquiry. [8976/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 23 March 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
Fees payable to legal personnel acting on behalf of the State in tribunals of inquiry are subject to my sanction after obtaining the advice of the Attorney General and the views of the sponsoring Department of the respective tribunal. There have been no increases in per diem rates for counsel in ongoing tribunals of inquiry since July 2002. The increase in 2002 was the only increase since the establishment of the Flood and Moriarty tribunals.