Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests and thank them for their presentation. I apologise for missing some of it but I thank them for forwarding their documents prior to the meeting. Listening to what previous speakers said, I got the impression that there is concern about the future viability of certain projects and there is a lack of inter-agency working relationships. This is a pity, because at a time of scarce resources it should not be a question of protecting one individual project over another; we need to ensure that scarce resources are put to their proper use, which is to protect children and families that urgently need to be protected. It was interesting to hear what Mr. Candon said about having somebody in an overarching position to take control and ensure the resources get to the people for whom they are intended. Senator van Turnhout spoke about the return on investment. Are the witnesses are happy with the level of return?