Public money must not be squandered cleaning up the mess left by construction firm Carillion, Sinn Féin has said.

Housing spokesperson Caral ni Chuilin made the call after it was revealed that PwC charged £20.4 million in fees during the first eight weeks of being appointed to manage the collapse of the outsourcing multinational giant.

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The firm entered compulsory liquidation in January.

The North Belfast MLA said: "When greed and mismanagement brought Carillion to the point of collapse many workers lost their jobs and pension entitlements, while subcontractors faced financial losses and possible bankruptcy.

"Now it now seems PWC is cashing in on the disaster with fees of up to £865 per hour being charged.

"I have written to the Housing Executive and the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Communities seeking assurances that public money here will not also be squandered cleaning up the mess left by Carillion."

(CD/LM)