Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Okay, I have lost a lot of time; I am sure the Chairman will account for that. My point is that first of all, we do not know how far back residents or families of residents were allowed to claim in the 2004 repayment scheme. We do know, however, that the estimate at the time was approximately €1 billion. It subsequently transpired that only approximately half of that was repaid. Does Mr. Watt have an explanation? Is he aware of why the estimate was so out of line with what was subsequently claimed?