Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

I am glad to hear the Taoiseach say that the report of the tribunal will be published at the beginning of next year. Obviously, the report will be interesting given the matters under investigation by the tribunal. The Taoiseach has acknowledged that the 8% reduction in professional fees has been applied. Are legal counsel still being paid and at what rate are they paid? There must be some estimate of the eventual cost of the tribunal. I appreciate that the figure up to end October 2009 is €37.72 million. I presume an estimate is available of what will be the likely final bill.

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