Mr. Tony Murphy:

On the GNI, it does have an impact. First, it affects the contribution we are required to make. The GNI is a total so if there is a revamping and it is determined that we have paid too much, other member states would pay in accordingly, proportionate to their rate and we would get a refund. I do not know what the final impact will be. What we have ascertained is that Ireland considers that its figures are correct so there is no question there. They do not envisage that they will be changing their figures. The issue then is the impact of any change to the figures of other member states. That would have an impact on the contribution that should have been made from 2018 to 2021. The Commission made a decision that it would not go back any further than 2018. Some member states wanted to go back to 2013 but there was a consensus that it would be too difficult to get the information for such a long period. Obviously, it would have been more interesting for Ireland if 2013 to 2018 was also covered. The fact that the way that the GNI is calculated is different and results in a higher figure would have also had an impact on the funding we received from the RRF, because that was also linked to GNI. I do not know what the outcome will be. This is the exercise that EUROSTAT is currently undertaking. Documentation has to be provided by the member states by September 2022 and it will probably be another year before EUROSTAT finalises its work and comes up with revised figures.