Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I need an update. I know this is not the top priority for some others while other principals would kill to get every extra penny for their kids. I would hate to think that some schools have students in a sports or art competition and the attitude is to deal with it after Christmas. It should be a priority for school principals to make sure that they get school meals for kids where the money has been provided. Please give us an updated note on that and we can take it from there. It is disappointing that the funds have not been fully drawn down.

On the Social Insurance Fund, the total outstanding balance for social insurance redundancy is €331 million; insolvency is €900 million so €431 million is outstanding. I acknowledge Mr. McKeon said that a lot of it is not collectable as the companies are not there, which we understand. That compares with an approximate equivalent number of debts due to the Department for various.