Inquiry concluded agency had got the best price for €1.6 billion Project Eagle lands
) have spent at least €14.4 million on a seven-year inquiry into a land deal that was finalised only last week. A breakdown of costs shows that the chair of the commission of investigation, Susan Gilvarry, received fees of about €500,000 in the period between 2023 and January of this year.
The inquiry began in 2017 and concluded that Nama had got the best price for the €1.6 billion Project Eagle lands while critical of a “success fee” that formed part of the deal. The Department of the Taoiseach has confirmed that it has so far spent €7.7 million on the inquiry, which included about €2.8 million costs over the past two years. I’m in my 70s and have €500,000 in savings. If I need to go into a nursing home, what happens if I run out of money?Ireland faces EU bill of up to €26bn if it misses climate targets A detailed breakdown of the most recent expenditure showed €506,000 was paid to Susan Gilvarry in her role as sole member of the commission, which included a small amount of IT costs. Another solicitor working on the inquiry, Susan Connolly, received fees of €443,510, while barrister Darren Lehane got payments of €454,729 over the two-year period. Three other lawyers were paid between €100,000 and €200,000, according to the data released under freedom-of-information laws by the Department of the Taoiseach. Another six received fees of between €13,800 and €95,000. The database covers all payments that were made by the department between January 2023 and January 2025 but may also cover some work from prior to those dates. A bill of about €142,000 was run up on IT costs which included software licences, infrastructure backup, file management and the purchase of computers. There were far more mundane costs as well including about €17,000 for the rental of photocopying machines and €1,000 for copying paper. Four shredders cost €137, while €32,000 was paid to the Civil Service Credit Union for shared electricity costs for the inquiry premises at St Stephen’s Green. There were stenography costs of about €2,000 and phone bills of about €5,800 paid to the telecom provider Eir. Cleaning services – including a number of “deep cleans” of the offices – cost €16,000 and €10,500 was paid for specialised legal software. Asked about the expenditure, the Department of the Taoiseach did not respond to a request for comment. A separate breakdown of figures from Nama shows expenditure of €6.78 million by it on the investigation, the vast majority of it paid to a single legal firm.Most believe social factors should be considered in public procurement processes, research suggests ‘My son is getting married in the summer, and the likelihood is that I’m going to be able to see that'Why the hell is Ireland v France on at 2.15pm on a Saturday? This is a rugby rivalry for the ages‘Where I come from, people don’t do medicine. It’s not on your radar’: how a new generation of doctors is being trainedGermany’s Merz unveils huge borrowing plan
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