Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On deferrals, while the number of exemptions is stable, the number of deferrals increased substantially in 2017. If my reading of the table provided to us by the parliamentary budget office is correct, the sub-category, being those below the income threshold of €46,000 to under €60,000, increased from 48,000 to 62,000. That is a fairly substantial spike in the number of deferral applications under the heading of households below the qualifying income threshold. Would Mr. Hogan like to comment on that?