Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join the Chairman and the other members in congratulating the Ombudsman on her appointment to the European office. It is prestigious for herself and the country and members wish her well.

Although I will be obliged to leave to attend another meeting, I seek clarification on a couple of points on the general operation of the office. In respect of investigative officers in the community, does the office have an outreach facility whereby in the case of individual difficult cases that require further clarification or elucidation, there is provision for staff to go out and meet people in the community?