Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. McCarthy for following up on this matter. To be fair to the officials that were here last week, they were very clear on what they are doing. They were asked a lot of questions around the effectiveness of the Act. I cannot recall the amount that was mentioned in regard to putting the system in place but I think it was €41 million. They made it very clear that the only organisation not within the service was Tithe an Oireachtas. When I asked why that was the case they said that they are working within what was identified in the scoping exercise. Am I correct that the decision making process in relation to this lies with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform?