Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I checked that myself and they tally. I looked at the Áras an Uachtaráin website last night. It provides useful information about the items we are discussing. There was a discussion about the shared services provided by the Office of Public Works. It lists on its website the costs for last year of €2.5 million. It is on the website and I am sure that Mr. McCarthy will publish the figures on Friday with his appropriation account. The OPW staff costs are listed as €800,000. The building work going on in Áras an Uachtaráin cost €261,000. Electricity and gas cost €182,000. Property maintenance cost €1.283 million. Áras an Uachtaráin puts that information up itself. It is a big figure and we do not have a breakdown here. I want to be helpful to people who are watching by giving that breakdown which was received. One other item is mentioned on the website. It says the Central Fund of €894,000 includes:

- Costs not covered elsewhere in the Vote for the Presidential Establishment (eg. hospitality for 20,000 visitors, State Dinners, community events, etc.)

- Pensions for former Presidents

- President's salary

Mr. Fraser cannot answer this because he is not the Accounting Officer for the Central Fund. Has Mr. McCarthy any information about how much of the €894,000 related to pensions or hospitality? Has he looked at that as part of the audit of the Central Fund?