Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a couple of technical questions about the €4 million. Can the Minister give a breakdown as to whether it relates to this year or is accrued from previous years? Has it any effect on the allocations for future years? When money continues to roll over, it can affect future budgetary projections. Can the Minister clarify that?

All parties and politicians have been responsible for migration but there has been an underbelly of commentary, which is worrying, in recent months. What is the Department doing to address that? The Canadian model is decentralised and there is a buddy system for families, which has worked well there and has helped integrate a lot of families. How can we use some of the €4 million to ensure the pattern in other countries does not develop in Ireland? I am glad the body politic has been responsible in this area and has been above some of the negative stuff we have seen.