Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That is the subhead I mentioned earlier where there were substantial outstanding sums payable under that scheme. There was an extraordinary wait because in the past, due to the nature of awards made and the limited funding available, there was an accumulation dating back some time. That was the position when I came into office. There were moneys due since 2008 or 2009 to individuals. We managed to bring that to a conclusion. At the end of last year one of the sums that we provided for in the Supplementary Estimate was to completely discharge the backlog of all arrears due. Therefore, the sum allocated this year is less because there is no backlog and we are simply dealing with whatever claims will be finalised during the course of 2014.