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
9:00 am
Mr. Barry Donoghue:
As I said, most of the fees are standard and they have been set on the basis of what is a reasonable fee for the case. If it goes outside that, a senior person in the office would assess the higher fee, if necessary. If it goes beyond that, we must seek sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for a higher fee. There are limits beyond which we must seek sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
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