Tánaiste Micheál Martin’s four-day Consultative Forum on International Security Policy could cost nearly €200,000 to hold.
The Irish Mirror has learned that the forum’s chairperson Louise Richardson could be paid up to nearly €23,000 for her work.
The Tánaiste, who is also the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister for Defence, announced his intention to convene the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy to "start a discussion on Ireland’s foreign and security policy".