Tribunal lawyers paid but witnesses wait for costs

LAWYERS representing the Minister for Justice, the Garda Commissioner and other members of the force at the Morris Tribunal have been paid almost €5 million in legal fees over the past four years.

The payments were made directly by the State which is “meeting those costs on a continuing basis.”

This is unlike other parties involved in the garda corruption inquiry who must wait to the end of each phase of hearings to apply to Justice Morris to have their lawyers’ fees paid without guarantee that they will be paid.