Banking inquiry cost over €100,000 a day in last quarter

The cost of the Oireachtas banking inquiry soared to more than €103,000 per day for each of the 14 days it sat in the last quarter.
Banking inquiry cost over €100,000 a day in last quarter
Tue, 03 Nov, 2015 - 00:00
Gordon Deegan

In the quarter going from July 1 to the end of September, the inquiry heard from the likes of former taoisigh, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen, along with Taoiseach Enda Kenny and minister for finance Michael Noonan.

Figures released by the Oireachtas Commission in response to a Freedom of Information request show the cost of the banking inquiry rose €1.4m in the last quarter or €103,357 for each day it conducted hearings during the period.

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