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 referred earlier to the fact that allowances broadly fall into three categories. One is for whatever circumstances or additional hours are over and above the norm. Another covers special skills, and the last is for expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out duties. If judges had to wear particular attire in those circumstances it is justifiable to say that those would be permitted as allowances.