DPP paid barristers and solicitors €24m last year

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) paid barristers and solicitors more than €24m for work in the criminal courts last year.

DPP paid barristers and solicitors €24m last year
Thu, 05 Mar, 2020 - 06:52
Digital Desk staff

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) paid barristers and solicitors more than €24m for work in the criminal courts last year.

According to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, the average amount each lawyer got was over €163k.

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