NORTHERN IRELAND
News Letter
Published on Wednesday 21 November 2012
Costs for an inquiry into historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland could reach £19 million, the Assembly has heard.
Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt, who chairs Stormont’s OFMDFM committee, said MLAs had been informed, in September, that predicted costs had doubled from initial estimates.
Speaking on Tuesday the Strangford MLA added: “On the estimated costs of the inquiry the committee sought clarification from the department whether the figures in the financial and explanatory memorandum of between £7.5 million and £9 million remained accurate.
“Officials advised the committee that the estimated costs had been revised upwards – doubled in fact to £15-£19 million to take into account the complexities of the inquiry and the associated legal costs.”
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