Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
General Scheme of the Irish Prison Service Bill and of the Criminal Justice (Legal Aid) Bill: Discussion
Mr. Kevin Condon:
No, I accept that and the clarification I gave earlier is I hope the appropriate one.
Obviously the expenditure potential on this is absolutely very significant. It is that element of control that is exercised by the Department when it needs to be. I think the "may" in that head was probably intended to reflect the sense that some of this invoicing can be exceptionally high and the Minister has to keep an eye on the outlay in terms of that. It does not change the court decision on the matter. As I say, the Legal Aid Board will take it on from there.
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