Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Government made a decision to have effective payments from 1 January 2015, which are retrospective for three months. The payments will be from October 2014 but only payable from 1 January 2015. The Government has been in negotiation and discussion with the troika and progress was made in that regard. I cannot give confirmation of the outcome but I understand it was satisfactory and I will advise Deputy Cowen of the formal outcome of it.

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