Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

City of Dublin Education and Training Board has a big budget – €564 million. Therefore, the amounts we will be talking about are relatively small in terms of overall expenditure. I acknowledge that and certainly do not want to diminish the very good work done. The figure for audiovisual equipment is €240,000, that for cleaning contracts is €259,000, that for learner support is €512,000 and that for school meals is €366,000. These are not the kinds of figures that would normally jump out at me. I realise there is a real issue in terms of the amount provided for school meals and under-provision in terms of the real cost. I would have thought these figures related to the kinds of services you would tender for. They have jumped out at me. I completely understand that if something turns up on a Friday or a school has been broken into, you might have to get security or some such service, but these figures do not seem to fall into that category. It is disappointing to see that.