Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The saving in the context of the Department's budget will be only €156 million. This is due to the fact that provision is only ever made for 70% of the overall figure. We always seek the remaining 30% in September or October. As already stated, however, the overall cost of the bonus last year was €223 million. If I could find that amount anywhere else, I would do so. However, I do not want to raise people's expectations at this point.

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