Mr. Martin Callinan:

The settlement was made as a result of negotiating with the Revenue Commissioners. First, there are several allowances that date back to the foundation of the State, negotiated through the conciliation and arbitration scheme which is a statutory body for negotiating all of these things. We made a declaration in respect of inspectors who were visiting various departments that we had X amount in allowances that were tax free. Revenue took the view that we should have been paying tax on them. We argued that these matters were dealt with through the conciliation and arbitration scheme and were, therefore, agreed there.

My understanding is that the Departments of Finance and Justice and Equality and I have a representative on this. All of the key stakeholders are there and-----