Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I was criticised on the basis that this was an extraordinary amount of money for a body that would do very little. I was reminded of that by a senior counsel of some repute, in the Dáil I might add. Having regard to amendments made in the Dáil, and the fact that there would be less of a committee structure than we now have, I felt that it was reasonable to revise the figure downwards. This is the figure that I imparted to Senator Humphreys on the last occasion.