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:

I know that court attire is one of the lists. The Deputy probably saw in newspaper reports in recent days that new judges' attire is being introduced, which will reduce the cost substantially. Our Minister introduced legislation which meant that judges did not have to wear wigs. Indeed, I think that some of them would not have done it voluntarily.