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

Given the commission's staff complement, there may well be a need for overtime. It might be discouraged, but there is a large body of work that needs to get done.

In this case, the Commissioners did not seek legal advice or require sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Is there any threshold beyond which sanction is required? Sanction is required for new staff. This amount would certainly pay one or two salaries.