John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)

——and at a time when we must be sure when spending the money that we are targeting those in real need. If we did not review the scheme and have guidelines in place, those people in real need would be missed.

I did not have an opportunity to complete my reply in the House but it is important to say — in case there is any misunderstanding — that the applications received on hand prior to the suspension of the scheme have not yet been processed but they will be processed in the normal way as part of the original or ongoing scheme. Applications received before the suspension still have to be processed.

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