Judges claim €780k in expenses in first half of 2016
Judges claimed more than €780,000 in expenses in the first half of 2016 according to new Courts Service figures, The Irish Times reports.
By court, judges’ expenses totalled:
The largest claim was €24,500 by District Court Judge Kevin Kilraine: €15,000 in subsistence and almost €9,000 for travel.
The smallest claim by any judge was €156 by Mr Justice Peter Charleton of the Supreme Court.
The Courts Service also paid €61,600 to the Honourable Society of King’s Inns to cover judges’ professional fees over the same period.