Ms Josephine Feehily:

Some 50% of those returns processed have opted for the single debit authority, which comes into effect in March. Some 15% have opted for direct debit, which is paid monthly starting in January and some 5% have opted to pay by deduction at source. Therefore, there are not huge numbers opting for the models that hit this year and perhaps that is the reason the figure is difficult to understand. These are rough preliminary data, but I thought I should bring it along with me.