Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)

Senator Twomey asked me about the €700 and €1,400 figures. Those are based on the income bands of the majority, some 95%, of people over 70, given the available figures that we sourced. It was aimed at the highest number of people who would still retain the medical card, hence the figures of €700 and €1,400 per week.