Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

My question is why there is an underspend.

I am more than familiar with the positive nature of the Department's campaigns but I am also familiar with the statistics for domestic violence, which are shocking. Though I hate referring to economic statistics, a conservative estimate is that it costs €2.5 billion every year. Why is there an underspend? What is the Department doing about it, given that organisations are desperately struggling on the ground? I know that from my experience in Galway.