Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know whether Deputies Hourigan or MacSharry have joined us but I will ask some questions myself. If members want to come in for a second round of questions, I will allow two minutes each. I ask them to raise their hand and I will take speakers in the order that the requests are made.

I have some questions for Mr. Walsh on the legal fees, which increased from €1.5 million in 2018 to a projected €8.2 million last year. I know it is early days yet in 2021 but in terms of the trend over the first three or four months of this year, does it appear as though the figure will increase this year or will it stabilise around €8.2 million?