John Paul O'Shea (Cork North-West, Fine Gael)

Returning to the school meals programme, previous members mentioned getting access to it locally. There are plenty of businesses and meals on wheels services that could provide it to schools in their locality. There has been quite a challenge sometimes in terms of organising that through the national organisations but there could be a more local aspect. Ensuring there is nutritional value is really important.

Regarding beneficiaries of temporary protection, what is the profile of that for 2025? Does the Minister envisage a tapering off of that in 2026? What is the view of the Department on that?