▁Am ▁B yth ▁alone , ▁and ▁not ▁investig ating ▁contract ors ▁directly . ▁He ▁states ▁he ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁disc lose ▁details ▁of ▁his ▁" wh ist le - b low ers " ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Minister ▁but ▁would ▁be ▁contact ing ▁the ▁Aud itor ▁General ▁for ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Mc E voy ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁AM s ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁bud gets ▁for ▁staff ▁and ▁constitu ency ▁office ▁costs ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁budget ing ▁£ 1 1 5 , 8 6 5 ▁for ▁his ▁office , ▁which ▁Mc E voy ▁described ▁as ▁necessary ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁" an ▁enorm ous ▁amount ▁of ▁case work " ▁and ▁stated ▁his ▁" office ▁is ▁far ▁bus ier ▁than ▁the ▁local ▁West min ster ▁MP ". ▁His ▁budget ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁any ▁AM s ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁conference ▁deb ates ▁ ▁Mc E voy ▁has ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁debate ▁around ▁the ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁conference , ▁which ▁is ▁scheduled ▁for ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 5 ▁October ▁in ▁Sw anse a . ▁He ▁has ▁vo iced ▁opinions ▁on ▁matters ▁including ▁the ▁election ▁for ▁a ▁Chair . ▁Inc umb ent ▁Chair ▁Al un ▁F fred ▁Jones , ▁who ▁has ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁party ▁during ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁discipl inary ▁issues , ▁is ▁running ▁against ▁Dr ▁D ew i ▁Evans , ▁who ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁Mc E voy ,