Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We will catch that train in a second. Ms McCaffrey said that each mess has an account and that there are small amounts of money in these accounts because they are run on a not-for-profit basis. I am using estimates and that is the reason we need figures, audits and so on. I suggested spending in the messes might be €10 per person per day. That came from my own research in asking around. Based on a figure of 940 staff, that would amount to €9,400 per day. That is how I came up with the figures. The figure for the year would be €3.6 million or thereabouts.