Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is an unusual ratio used on page 46 of the NTA's accounts. The Comptroller and Auditor General's fee was very modest, at €17,613, but, as Deputy Ross stated, internal fees amounted to €84,742. This means the authority spent five times the amount on its internal audit function as it did on the external audit function. The ratio in this regard appears very high.