Certifying entitlement claims too much for busy parliamentarians particularly Bob Katter

ABC picks up on Senator Conroy and Bob Katter not certifying Department of Finance entitlement expenditure for years-noted here four weeks ago. 

Senator Conroy could hear feet in the corridor and has now signed for expenditure back to 2011.

Bob Katter's defence amounts to are you kidding, I run two offices you know....

"More than 100 other MPs have failed to sign their half-yearly certification at least once."

Certification details are listed for each reporting period.

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