Judges’ expenses declined 11 per cent in 2016
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Judges claimed 11 per cent less in expenses last year than in 2015, new figures from the Courts Service of Ireland show.
The total spend on judges’ expenses in 2016 was €1.6 million, The Irish Times reports.
The top five claimants were five judges of the District Court:
District Court judges claimed €949,403; Circuit Court judges claimed €541,913; High Court judges claimed €97,791; Court of Appeal judges claimed €4,426; and Supreme Court judges claimed €4,129.
The highest claimant in the Circuit Court was Judge John O’Hagan with €30,940.