David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I accept this, and it is accepted by the committee that the problem is the lack of regulation and proper financial controls that were in place. It is not a fault of Mr. McBride, or a criticism of him, but it is almost impossible for Tusla to be able to carry out any reasonableness checks because by its own admission it does not have the authority to do so. While I accept it tried its best to put in place reasonableness checks, in reality as far as I can see it is more a totting up exercise, and this is problematic.

What is the range within the legal costs of €5.9 million? How many legal firms or individuals have benefited from the €5.9 million?