Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I share Deputy Seán Kyne's concern about community welfare offices. This is fine on paper. Intreo is a great service, but if one does not have a car and does not live in Dublin one does not have a regular transport service. If a person is called for an interview but it costs €25 to €30 to get there in a taxi, he or she may not engage with the process. That is the danger. I fear that issue is not understood. The closure of community welfare offices and the withdrawal of the community welfare service are not understood and, specifically, given the location of Intreo offices, I fear the geography of rural Ireland is not understood.