Taxpayers’ bill for Mahon tribunal at €57m ... so far

Almost 20 years after it was established and eight years after it last held a public hearing, the bill to the taxpayer for the Mahon tribunal keeps on mounting.

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney has confirmed that the bill to date this year has topped €3.27m.

The total bill for the 11 years now stands at €57.25m. However, that figure does not include the costs from the establishment of the tribunal in 1997 to 2005.