asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in order to ensure a distribution of free footwear to schoolchildren on the same levels as obtained last year, he will allocate an increased sum of money to Donegal County Council in order to offset increased footwear prices and the increased VAT charges on footwear.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Free Footwear Distribution.
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I am satisfied that the moneys allocated this year to the Donegal County Council towards the provision by them of subsidised footwear for children should be sufficient to offset the price increases referred to.