Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

To come back to the basis of Mr. Fraser's recommendation, public moneys provide the salary for all public service and Civil Service appointments.

I will ask again. What actuarial figures were put together to apply a differentiation on the basis of value for money between 23 candidates to state we could have somebody internally at a particular cost or externally at a particular cost? I very much fail to believe we did not have anybody of the calibre required in 23 applicants. What was the cost differential?