Michael McCarthy (Cork South West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the delegation. The overall pay bill is approximately €1.4 billion, of which €61 million is the cost of local authority allowances. In the overall scheme of things, local authorities do not account for the lion's share. A review of allowances has been under way since October 2011, which has led to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government making business cases to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government has reviewed 217 separate business cases. Who prepared the business cases on the 14 national allowances?