Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a little bit frightening that we would be obliged to guess at all in respect of such an amount of money. This is the Committee of Public Accounts and the issue raised relates to 73 contracts in respect of which €11.5 million was spent. The witnesses do not have the list with them so we do not know where the money went. That does not inspire confidence. Any business of whatever size would broadly know on what it has spent €1 million, €3 million or whatever, as opposed to saying that it does not have a clue and that it did not bring the list.