Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised)
11:10 am
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Until the end of 2016, the Fennelly commission spent €3.03 million. The IBRC commission of investigation was originally requested to investigate certain transactions. Mr. Justice Cregan submitted an interim report in November 2015. The result of the issues raised was bespoke legislation and a timeframe of the end of 2017. The IBRC commission has cost €1.516 million to the end of 2016. The commission has tentatively indicated an approximate cost in excess of €10 million for its investigations into the Siteserv transaction and this assessment was shared with Opposition leaders at the time when I consulted with them. Their strong view was that the investigation should proceed. This does not take account of the cost and the time impact of any legal challenges which may be taken. The Committee of Public Accounts will send its report to us first of all to feed whatever recommendations it makes into the terms of reference for this matter.
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