Mr. Dalton Tattan:

To assist, it is correct it was not Government policy to have a 50:50 split until following the Ryan report and then the panel report that looked into whether the congregations could afford to offer more. To add a slight addition just to be aware of, in the context of the indemnity agreement, when the indemnity agreement was being considered with the congregations back in 2001 and early 2002, the view was that there should be an attempt to seek a 50:50 subject to a cap, which was €100 million.

That became the Government's negotiating position with the congregations at that time.