Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As to the benefit the State might gain from it, money that goes onto the State balance sheet in the way this windfall gain would have done reduces the net indebtedness of our State. That, in turn, means we can fund ourselves better than we would be able to do otherwise.

In terms of where the other €200 million would reside and how it would be used-----

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