David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The €128 million payout that was part of the indemnity agreement with the congregations was based on the forecast of €250 million, which was dramatically wrong. There is a huge variance between what was forecast and what will eventually be the cost. How was the forecasting done? Earlier in response to Teachta Connolly, Mr. Ó Foghlú referred to a lower number of anticipated claimants.