Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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On the basis that it is commercially sensitive and our job is the oversight of taxpayers' money, we are interested to know if there is no calculation of it; if the Department cannot share it, it is one thing. Why is there no calculation of it? There is a clear exposure to the State? How much to these people cost? How much does the infrastructure cost? That is a cost incurred by the State that may accrue to the taxpayer, depending on how this case goes in a number of years' time. It is a matter of huge frustration that whether it is a lack of belief or demarcation that we are not prepared to use existing infrastructure to manage these funds.

I thank the Chairman; I have taken up enough time.