Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We did not get around to discussing this at the beginning. Much was made about a Supplementary Estimate in excess of €1 billion. Everything must be put into context. Of that, €685 million was the social protection additional Vote. I explained right through the year that was made up largely of two components. The first was the live register over which we have no control.