Dr. Seán Healy:

It is much more likely to turn out in the long run to be a fairer process. Dr. McDonnell has made a point about politicising the issue. This happens over and over again. Suddenly before an election there are big payments. These payments do not pay the bills that vulnerable people had to pay over the previous three years. There would be a freeing up of airspace to discuss other policy issues. This would be positive from our perspective. There would be many positive elements to it.