Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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If one matches the two, it means that there is a figure of €40 million. I have argued before with the Minister that rather having any of the money allocated from the social fund or elsewhere for social expenditure returned to the Department of Finance, it should be spent because of the benefits. It is included in this document and the Minister has stated on a number of occasions the benefits of a social fund transfer. If the funding goes to another Department, it will not directly address the level of poverty or an increase in the incidence of poverty among some sections. It should be recycled within the Department, if at all possible.