Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

That some of the 29 saw significantly smaller outturns than their provisions at a point when most public services had been cut to the bone strikes me as an inefficient use of resources. Some of it had to be returned to the Exchequer. Mr. Griffin stated that there were procurement issues, but if there was scope to redirect within the Department, why was it not done to a greater extent?