Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It disappointed me that we needed an Ombudsman's report. I thought we might have learned from all of the schemes we have had and rolled it out properly. Will Mr. O'Driscoll update me on why there are savings? I am on page 20, relating to the Magdalen fund. The Estimate provision was more than €4 million. The outturn was substantially below that. We all know that there is a delay in implementing part of the Act and Mr. O'Driscoll has given that as one reason. What reasons are there for the underspend? What is the total number of applications?