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

I will include Deputy Colm Burke's points as well in relation to the claims timeline for that and if there are any updated figures on it.

We will move on to No. 1526B, which is from Mr. John Callinan, Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach. It is dated 19 October 2022 and is providing information requested by the committee regarding the overall cost since 1997 of tribunals or commissions of investigation under the responsibility of the Department of the Taoiseach. Across two tribunals of inquiry and four commissions of investigation, we are approaching €100 million in costs, with some costs yet to be settled, legal fees for third parties etc. I assume that is what was being referred to in that case. I propose to note and publish that item of correspondence. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Deputy Catherine Murphy and I have flagged the one in relation to the Tribunal of Inquiry into certain Payments to Politicians and Related Matters. That was established in September 1997 and to date, €67 million has been paid out on that. Is that concluded or are there other costs still to be settled in that case? I do not know the answer to that.