Mr. Barry Donoghue:

It is primarily down to the increase in the number of cases being dealt with by the courts. In other words, a lengthy trial will cost much money and some of these cases are quite lengthy. If the Special Criminal Court is dealing with lengthy cases and there are two courts sitting, there would simply be a greater volume of cases going through the courts. Similarly, if there is an extra one or two judges sitting in the Central Criminal Court, the throughput of cases is just higher. That is the primary reason for the increase in fees.