Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project

10:40 am

Mr. Brian Purcell:

It is like any other court session. It can be very difficult to predict the way the courts will proceed and the duration of cases once they come before the courts. In that context, even though there is an ongoing level of expenditure on court cases on that side of the Department's Vote, like the other court element of the Department's expenditure, the figure can be difficult to predict in advance.