Central Bank spends €119m on fees since 2011

The Central Bank has spent €119m on professional fees since 2011, including expenditure of €27.55m last year.

Figures released by the Central Bank in response to a Freedom of Information request show the spend last year was marginally higher than the 2013 spend of €26.98m.

The largest annual spend over the period was in 2011, when €35.2m was spent.