Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for the information. Given that during the past four years we have paid approximately €3.8 billion in the fair deal scheme and that we are now discussing a refund of €23 million, it is less than 0.5% of the overall expenditure. Regarding the 80% of people's pension that is being collected, we have never received any information from the HSE about what it amounts to. The Minister of State corrected me and stated that €993 million has been allocated to the scheme for this year. The 80% levy on people's pensions probably adds up to another €200 million on top of this. However, we have never seen exact figures for the contribution. To be fair to the taxpayer and everyone involved in the scheme, it is important that all the correct figures are made public. I ask that this information be published at the same time as any review of the fair deal scheme is published.