Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In respect of where my figure of 10,000 has come from, according to this memorandum we have received, €20 million would be required to satisfy the appeals of the 512 who had made appeals. That was subsequently included in the HSE's financial statements. The memorandum also stated, however, that in the worst-case scenario, the HSE estimated a potential liability of some €360 million. That is where the potential number of people has been extrapolated from. It may not be 10,000, therefore, but it certainly runs into the thousands of individuals who were denied payments they were entitled to.