Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent)
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Would it be possible to get a table on the various pots?

The final question relates to waste or the perception of waste. The EU budget is growing in real terms. It might be shrinking as a percentage of GNI but it is still growing in real terms. As with any bureaucracy around the world, a certain amount of waste can set in. Has any analysis been done or are there ongoing projects within the institutions to drive down spending? The area on which people like to focus is wages, although it is usually a small amount of spend. Have the wages of officials in the European Union been benchmarked against member countries? What level of wages are being paid? Are there programmes such as the comprehensive review of expenditure that we have in this country to ensure that all member states are getting value for money out of the European Union?