I would like to turn now to the residential institutions redress scheme and the indemnity agreement that was approved by Government which resulted in a voluntary contribution from the religious congregations to the value of €128 million. There has been much misinformed discussion about this matter, especially since the publication of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on this issue last week. The Opposition parties have in some way tried to imply that the conclusion of an indemnity agreement with the congregations for €128 million could ultimately end up costing the State in the region of €1 billion. This is not true. The conclusion of the indemnity agreement with the congregations is a separate matter from the decision of Government to put in place a compensation scheme for the survivors of childhood abuse. It was the decision of Government to put in place a compensation scheme for the survivors of abuse that has resulted in a liability ranging from the €508 million estimated by the Department of Education and Science to the possible €1 billion contingent liability identified by the Comptroller and Auditor General.