Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Public Accounts Committee

Department of Justice and Equality - Review of Allowances

12:10 pm

Mr. Brian Purcell:

We can give the Deputy details on this, but there are a number of allowances. As we were saying earlier, many of the allowances would have evolved over a long period. They would have been there going right back to the British days. A review is nearing completion that will address the issue of allowances. It is being done in consultation with the court presidents and the Association of Judges. It is looking at streamlining some of the more convoluted elements of the allowance system.