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

Let us say for argument's sake that €4 million is got for an individual and, through unforeseen circumstances, the individual's family is put into a position where it has to draw down funds much faster than anticipated initially when health reasons, for example, might have been a factor. Have there ever been circumstances in which the State has had to cover the shortfall? What would happen if there were a shortfall? Let us say €4 million came in and the health requirements of the individual turned out to be out of sync with the fund put in, or the amount of money put in just did not meet the individual's requirements.