Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The allocation for the McCracken tribunal was held over for Estimate purposes. Very few issues remain in that regard and it is probably a subhead that will be dropped in the next round of Estimates. The fees element of the Moriarty tribunal could go into next year. As I understand it, the first of the reports is due sometime in the autumn. It was originally due in the early summer but was then rescheduled for the autumn. The second report is due early in the new year. While I am not certain, I assume the fees elements will be dealt with in the 2007 Estimates.

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