H.E. Dr. Tamás Magyarics:

I will refer firstly to the issue of gas and nuclear power. Approximately six months ago, the Hungarian Government concluded a treaty with Russia about the construction of another nuclear power plant block adjacent to the current nuclear power plant, which generates approximately 40% of Hungary's electricity. If the proposed block is added, that figure will increase to 80%. The Hungarian state took three or four different options into account, including American companies like Westinghouse and French companies like Areva. I think there was even a Finnish proposal. Given that the existing and operating power plant is Russian-built and is operating relatively smoothly, the addition of another block is technically and technologically most feasible if it is done by the Russians and not by the Americans or anyone else. The Russians offered quite a good financial package. I should mention that this all happened well before the events in Ukraine and Crimea. It would have taken a soothsayer to see what was going to happen in the future.

With regard to gas, the reverse flow meant that Hungary was exporting the largest amount of gas to Ukraine. Hungary stopped the reverse flow of gas to Ukraine because winter was coming and a Hungarian reserve needed to be provided for. We stopped it because we wanted to be able to provide the necessary amount of gas for Hungary in the first place. As I have said, Hungary was the country that had been exporting or re-exporting the largest amount of gas to Ukraine.

Deputy Durkan asked how many homeless people there are in Hungary. Honestly, I do not really know. I do not know whether the correct figure is 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000. I cannot really answer this question.