Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for confirming that the matter at Southill has been resolved and my constituents will be delighted with the official confirmation. The Minister stated in her reply that the Department does not propose to become an insurance agent and nor am I suggesting it should. At the same time she states that it provides a sum as part of the capitation grant to cover insurance. How is that calculated and how does it anticipate what the insurance will be from year to year?

There is a broader question. I know the people in Southill, both participants and staff, went through a great deal of anxiety and distress, feeling obligated to contact their public representatives because for several weeks it looked as if the scheme would close because of a lack of insurance. It is a CE scheme but is there a policy to prevent other CE schemes in other parts of the country from having to go through such a process?

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