Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, Mr. Breslin and Ms McLoughlin for their replies and for attending here again this morning. I am pleased to hear some of what they have said. I can appreciate their reticence in respect of additional staffing. All the evidence I have heard and read concludes that there is no other way to cope with the situation that obtains and the regrettable demand that continues. I understand the statistics very well. The witnesses have indicated that they are talking about employing an additional 67 staff into next year and the campus manager will be employed from the end of this month. These are the critical steps that are required and I wish that exercise well. I hope that the next time we address this issue the witnesses will have good news about all of this because we all hope to get to the same place and I thank them for that.

I did not get a chance at the end of the Second Stage debate on the Child and Family Agency Bill yesterday to wish the Minister a very happy summer.