Mr. Stephen Teap:

No. It has not even been confirmed officially that it will be paid. I will set out the timeline of events for the payment. On meeting a number of the women and families, Dr. Gabriel Scally last June identified a financial need from a lot of the suffering that he had seen. I have explained the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis. That is where the payment came from. We raised the matter two weeks ago and wrote to the Minister for Health, but there is still no official confirmation that it will be paid. From what we saw of the Taoiseach last week, the word is that he is trying to move this along, but unless "It is going to be paid" is in writing, the HSE is not in a position to pay it. The answer to the question is that the payment does not exist right now for the people impacted.