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

I understand the general point, but this is the public expenditure sub-committee, whose job it is to delve in below the headline figures. That is our job here today. We would not be doing our job otherwise. We have gone from an average payment under this heading of €56,000 last year to €79,000 this year. Before we vote on it in the Dáil, the Minister will have to give us the breakdown of the types of rate that led to this massive change. However, I am not finished yet. The reason the Minister has come to the sub-committee seeking this extra €27 million, out of €33 million gross - €27 million of the Supplementary Estimate is under this heading-----