Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming here this afternoon. If I raise a matter that has already been covered they might let me know. I apologise for not being able to be here earlier but I followed the proceedings as best I could from the monitor in my office. A good deal has been dealt with but I want to return to a matter Deputy Donohoe raised relating to the process with which we are dealing and concluding today. The information we have received from different Departments has been very interesting form the point of view of learning how differently each Department does its work. In the case of the Department of Health and the HSE, we note the huge amount of work it took to compile this information, to get eyes on the situation in regard to the Government spend on allowances paid in this Department and sector, and that work is not yet finished or as complete as we would like it to be. I would like to deal with the process that brought us here today and the information we have in front of us. When did the work began to compile this information in the Department?