I would like to get the background.

That is a separate issue.

I have given the answer regarding evictions.

I gave it earlier.

I dealt with it earlier on Leaders' Questions.

Which workers?

About 123,750 staff in the HSE have received the recognition payment. I am disappointed that many of those entitled to the payment have still not received it. We have discussed this at Government level, particularly in terms of private nursing homes, hospices and section 39 organisations. We want to work out a much faster methodology. The HSE has been dealing with this and is anxious from an accountability point of view that anything done is above scrutiny and can be accounted for. That said, in respect of a number…

Is the Deputy talking about where there are multiple flats?

It is not that simple to get a totally universal system for the energy credit. That is why we have brought in other measures, in addition to that credit, to provide supports to others. There is, for example, the extension of the free fuel eligibility threshold which helps many people over 70 who would not have heretofore been entitled to it. We will talk to the Ministers concerned to see if we can do something. Anomalies like this are arising and we have dealt with some in different sectors. We have come up with a …

LEADER is a great scheme-----

-----and the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, was successful in getting additional funding for it this year.

It is not. I will ask the Minister to engage with the Deputy on the additional funding under this CAP strategic framework which he achieved for LEADER, as compared to the previous CAP. There is increased funding for it-----

----and for investment in rural Ireland more generally. This budget has an allocation of €376 million.

That is an increase of €35 million on the Department of Rural and Community Development 2021 budget.

I know, but it is doing an awful lot of work for the rural towns the Deputy spoke about.

I will let the Minister talk to the Deputy.

I understand it is not as simple as Ireland not applying. Some of that funding was already under the recovery and resilience plans that each member state submitted. In our recovery and resilience plan we made submissions in respect of energy, particularly in terms of public buildings. We had specific projects under the recovery and resilience plan that we submitted and that we will be refunding, in terms of a 100% energy building of the future in the public service. Measures had been applied for in that respect but…

The debt warehousing scheme was very effective during Covid-19. About €2.9 billion of debt was warehoused during that period, as of the end of April 2022. Over 90,000 businesses availed of debt warehousing. However, it has not been considered yet in the context of the current energy crisis. There is a State aid temporary crisis framework put forward by the European Union that we have to be in line with. That is under review within Europe and we are also keeping our business reports under review, including on the is…

I am always reluctant to deal with an individual case because I do not know the background to it and so forth, but no child with special needs should be expelled from school. Obviously, there could be circumstances that I am not aware of. However, what should happen immediately is that the various support services and special education needs organisers should be consulted first and measures taken to facilitate the child's placement in the school. The Department of Education will provide the resources for every situ…

The Minister is examining this matter. He has the report, which outlines the scale of the issues. Approximately 100,000 apartments are impacted. The Minister, in consultation with colleagues, will develop options with a view to providing support to homeowners who find themselves in difficulty or in a difficult financial situation through no fault of their own before the end of this year. Hopefully, we will have proposals before in respect of that.