Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice
9:30 am
Ms Oonagh McPhillips:
Sorry, Deputy. I understand that the matter has been raised with us since 2018. We have been talking to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for some time. I am certainly aware that there are concerns in the profession and concerns on the effect low fees have on attracting people to the criminal Bar and criminal practice generally. So we have quite some concerns about it and we raise it on an ongoing with our colleagues.