Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In fairness, we are looking for €77 million. If we have an impact analysis with regard to pushing up the student fee by another €250, we will have some idea of what the impact will be and we can assimilate it to a certain extent. With other changes, we have to drill into the consequences of the saving to see whether there is a disproportionate negative impact and whether it has a knock-on effect somewhere else. That, in effect, is what we do with many of the options. My officials will give me all the options and we will then look at it and try to counterbalance it and decide whether, given the pain it is going to cause and the distortion or impact it will have on the system, it is worth it for the amount of money we are going to save and whether we can look at something else. I hope I have dealt with all of the questions I have been asked.