Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, I am. This is why I am taking care in naming the figure because there is a lot of debate under way and views expressed on what it is. When I put a figure to this committee, it cannot change because that is the figure that then goes into a Supplementary Estimate. One of the reasons I am taking care now in concluding my work with Minister, Deputy Simon Harris, is because what the Deputy has said is correct. Normally when we get into the fourth quarter, we find that recruitment has accelerated. This becomes a consequence for budget 2019, for the reasons that Deputy Doherty asked me about, because that then carries forward into 2019.