Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

I did not see the article on Sunday. I imagine the calculation is based on aggregating the figures from the operating costs statement of the account. That statement tries to get the full costs associated with a service and so it brings in expenses that are borne on other Votes for which other Accounting Officers are responsible and includes them in the operating costs statement. If we go to page 7 of the Appropriation Account we will see a figure in 2016 of €8.2 million, and at the bottom of the page there is a breakdown. The net allied services figure is €4.6 million and the breakdown of it is given there.

It indicates the other Votes and the Central Fund as being the sources.