Government to examine tribunal fees

Updated: 18:02, Monday, 12 July 2004

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that the Government is to look at the issue of fees for barristers who are working on the tribunals.

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Bertie Ahern
High fees cannot continue

The Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that the Government is to look at the issue of fees for barristers who are working on the tribunals.

Mr Ahern said that the high fees which barristers are receiving could not be allowed to continue.

He said that while fee structures will not be changed in the middle of a particular tribunal module, changes could apply to future modules.

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