Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 7 February 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts (Resumed)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor

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9:00 am

Mr. Barry Donoghue:

It is a matter for the trial judge. The judge has the discretion to award costs against the director. There is case law on it in terms of how judges should approach that. Most cases are legally aided in the courts but where a person is not legally aided-----

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