Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Again, that is something that normally comes up in the course of a meeting, not at the tail end. Mr. McKeon will send us the information. There is a lot of information to come, but the Department will have all of it.

Again on the Vote, paragraph A.33 on page 28 refers to the school meals scheme. The Estimate for school meals provided by the Oireachtas was €54 million, but the outturn was €49 million. The Oireachtas provided €54 million for school meals, which provision is essential. There is a row in most constituencies over the scheme not being extended to more schools. Be that as it may, we find that there was under-expenditure of €5 million. It is stated some new schools were slow in submitting their applications. I am thinking of the children who should have received school meals. If somebody somewhere had their administrative side of the house right and got forms in and processed, it would have occurred. I read it as €5 million provided by the Oireachtas for school meals not being paid out because somebody did not get the paperwork in on time. Will Mr. McKeon talk to me about this? What is the Department doing to make sure it will not happen? Other than writing the cheque and paying the money, the Department should have a slightly proactive approach to make sure that where there is such an important scheme in place, there is an uptake of 100% and a waiting list-----