Mr. Seamus Coffey:

As my colleague, Ms Lawless, said, it is predictable. There have been commitments from the Ministers for Finance and Employment Affairs and Social Protection that the payment will be made again in 2019. Our view is as predictable as the payment. If a commitment has been made to make it, it should be included in the figures. We have had no indication that it is at risk. Our concern is to see a credible plan set out. If the payment is to form part of Government spending, it should be included in the plans.