Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Egan. The 2020 total is €8.2 million. That is an extraordinary, if not scandalous, figure. I asked Mr. Walsh what structure he had put in place to ensure the board is learning from a process that was spending €3.5 million of the taxpayers' money and, instead, whatever structure he has put in place is not working. That figure of €8.2 million is nothing short of scandalous.

Mr. Walsh also stated that the board's productivity increased. In fact, I will not call it "productivity", but the board has not dealt with as many cases in 2020 . At the same time, legal fees have increased by more than 50% of the total from the preceding year. Will Mr. Walsh explain that to me?