Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

When I was looking through the allowances I noted in the case some of the allowances that no payments have been made even through they still exist. For instance, there is a ration allowance for cadets introduced in 1937 and there was nothing paid on it last year. There was a uniform allowance for cadets which was introduced in 1939 and there was nothing paid on it. There was a search and rescue allowance introduced on 1 January 1997 and there was nothing paid on it. Then there was a children's allowance, AWOL, on which there was nothing paid. If there was nothing paid on them, Mr. Howard might explain why.