Legal costs at inquiries
Senator Walsh criticises the fees paid to lawyers at the banking inquiry and calls for Government action on excessive legal costs.
I applaud the fact that a Supreme Court judge did, during the currency of the tribunals, point to the deficiencies and the manner in which people were not getting fair play. It is high time those involved took responsibility for their actions and they know the honourable course to take. We should have a debate in the House on the issue of legal costs. In the basement of Leinster House a banking inquiry is taking place.
Comment on this
Members of the legal profession are being paid seven times more than the legislators for sitting at these inquiries and no Government has tackled the issue.