John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not wish to reduce job numbers or threaten people who are in that section. Has a comparison ever been made between the cost of providing the payroll system in-house and the cost of a commercial solution that might be outsourced? It costs approximately €22 million for over 200 people to provide it in-house. I know there is a problem in this regard because of the Croke Park agreement.