Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is not my understanding from reading the reports of the appeals officer and the many representations we have received. The cap was introduced arbitrarily because the board realised it had a limited fund and it applied a limit. People were told, "You have got that amount. You cannot get any more." There were all sorts of problem, as Ms Downes knows. Letters were sent without explaining things to people. How much is left in the fund?