Mr. John McKeon:

There are three chapters in the report and the figure for overpayments last year was €110 million. About 35% of that figure was fraud, about 54% was claimant error and about 13% was estate cases of the deceased, which I have been speaking about and about 2% or thereabouts is departmental error. The amount of money involved is still very significant so it is appropriate the Department take steps to try to manage it and minimise it. In my opening statement I said that I do not want to minimise the impact of fraud and error, and I do not want to suggest that it is something that we should not be on top of and working to further reduce. I do not think we should sensationalise it either.