Ms Marie-Claire Maney:

It is a very fair point but we can only give the number given to us in terms of the quantum of appeal. Those are the numbers we use. As the Comptroller and Auditor General report indicates, our number was found to be on the button and it is what we must take. We cannot get involved with lower numbers or settlements. That is the system and the number is €1.6 billion according to my records. That is what the taxpayer and Revenue have informed us of and the statistic we use. It would be very nice if I could use lower numbers today but these are what we are using. It is currently €4.2 billion under appeal in the system.