Mr. Kevin McCarthy:

We have figures for the number availing of the recognition payment. The pledge programme that was run by the Irish Red Cross was launched at the outset. We partnered with the Red Cross on that. Local authorities were involved as well and activated the pledges. Approximately 6,500 people have been accommodated through that programme and are included in the figure of 57,000. The 13,000 I am referring to are people who were not accommodated through any of our strands of activity.