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:

Sure. The biggest chunk of that relates to legal fees. There is quite a significant chunk of legal fees. There are also things like training and development, as stated, but the incidental expenses include legal fees and there is quite a chunk there related to immigration cases in particular.