Councils spend £120k on celebrity guests in one year. Good use of money? #BBCNolan

£120,000! - That's how much ratepayers money - councils in Northern Ireland have spent on celebrity guests in just one year.

Derry City council was one of the councils who was most flash with its cash in 2013 - the City Council spent £19,500 on star bookings - £15k of which was on Apprentice star Karen Brady.

Is it right that our councils are spending so much money on celebs or could the money be better spent elsewhere?

We hear from SDLP's Gerry Diver, Derry City Cllr and journalist Finola Meredith.