Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Do the Deputies have any other questions? There is one thing I would urge.

If the Department of Social Protection is considering national procurement, it might consider operating on a regional basis. For example, it could be done in the way the education and training boards were established. That would fit in with the need to have local investment and so on.

Deputy Byrne made another point. The deputations will be aware of cases in schools that are not under the DEIS programme. Sometimes there can be disorganisation in a family. There may be issues around children not going to bed on time and so on. When I went to school, for a while at least, we used to get a carton of milk. There is something to be said for an element of universal provision. If there are no other questions we will take concluding remarks from each representative.