Moriarty Tribunal expenses top €1.7m

More than €1.7m in costs and expenses has been paid by the Moriarty Tribunal to 13 witnesses to date, but the total bill to the taxpayer could run into tens of millions of euro.

Some of the claims so far for third parties relate to politicians and political parties, sources say, but dozens more claims for expenses have yet to be ruled upon by Judge Moriarty.

Figures obtained by the Irish Examiner show the amount paid to third parties to date, which amounts to an average €137,000 per claim.