The estate of former taoiseach Charles Haughey received €1.36 million in third-party legal costs from the Moriarty tribunal. Figures show his estate lodged a claim last year for €3.92 million in legal costs from the tribunal.

A spokeswoman for the Taoiseach’s Department said: “The settlement of €1.36 million is the total amount paid for this claim and is in full and final settlement.”

In a bid to keep legal costs from the Moriarty tribunal to a minimum, the State Claims Agency last year set up a unit to deal with third-party cost claims. The Taoiseach’s Department spokeswoman said that to the end of September €4.76 million had been paid to 48 parties in third-party costs relating to the tribunal and that the total claimed by them was €10.75 million.