Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a systems issue whereby one can apply, retrospectively, the change in the entry criteria. Instead of the 50% increase, it is now a 30% increase, with regard to the gateway into the scheme. That can be applied all the way back to 1 September. That change can be done retrospectively. It is a systems issue. The other elements cannot be applied in the same way and, therefore, are prospective in nature.