Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The cost of the Pearse letter will be less than the cost of the High Court case on the Moore Street battle site. The money will come from the same commemoration pot, as we discussed here a number of weeks ago. I have talked to legal experts and learned that the cost of the State's High Court challenge and appeal will cost between €2 million and €4 million. I know paying €1.5 million for a letter is expensive but at least the State would be left with something unlike the High Court challenge.