As adjudication has become an established dispute resolution process in the construction industry in Ireland there has been criticism that adjudicator’s fees are unreasonable and open-ended by way of cost. This criticism is such that it has been suggested that there are some who are now reluctant to engage in the process. If such criticism is found to be true it would undermine the credibility of what has been widely seen as a successful dispute resolution process. Given the importance of supporting adjudication as a process, this paper seeks to investigate the validity, or otherwise, of the criticism through published statistical data and subjective assessment.