Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Everything I have read on this matter, including Ms McPhillips's briefing note, leads me to conclude that it resulted from directions given by the troika. We understood that the service had to be brought in and speed was of the essence. It has now cost over €3.5 million. The Department has learned an awful lot and set up new procedures but it has cost a considerable amount of money and there is now a tender for a new computer system.