Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

When will the tribunal, which has been ongoing for some time, report? What is the Taoiseach's estimate of the final cost of the Moriarty tribunal? Does he know if the tribunal will hold further public hearings? On the last occasion the Taoiseach answered questions on this matter, it was suggested further public hearings might be held. Perhaps the Taoiseach will set out the position in this regard.

We were told in July 2008 by the Minister for Finance that legal counsel to the tribunal would no longer be paid once public hearings had ceased. Is legal counsel for the tribunal still being paid? Has the 8% reduction in professional fees, introduced last year, been applied to counsel for the Moriarty tribunal?

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