Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 April 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 24 - Justice
Vote 21 - Prisons

9:30 am

Ms Oonagh McPhillips:

There was €6.4 million expended in 2020 on commissions and special inquiries. A number of those were in relation to the section 42 inquiries, of which five were established in 2017. Four of those are now complete. There were costs on, I think, 335. I think that is 2020. The Haughton inquiry referred to earlier incurred costs of €269,000 in 2020. The Hickson commission of investigation was €908,000 in 2020. The disclosures tribunal is ongoing and had costs of €4.3 million in 2020. That is ongoing but is expected to finish this year.