Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This report will certainly give us an opportunity to look at the whole programme, including whether there are areas left out.

The allocation from my budget for 2014 was €96.5 million. There is also €26 million for the school completion programme, which comes from the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and €36.7 million comes for the school meals programme from the Department of Social Protection. It is a considerable amount.

Deputy Ryan makes a fair point that after ten years, certain other criteria would certainly be worthy of consideration because of what has changed in the meantime.

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