Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Public Accounts Committee
2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2019 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills
4:30 pm
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
I welcome the witnesses, whom I have met on numerous occasions in this forum. I want to ask about the claims. In 2019 there were 83 claims but I want to ask about the 2018 claims. The average claim was €5,300 but the average legal costs were approximately €12,900, which is almost €13,000. Why is there such a big difference? What is the Department doing to learn from the claims and reduce the legal fees with regard to this ratio?
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