Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Mr. Delaney on his appointment. He spoke about being involved in small business and other matters. Does he regard taking over SOLAS as involving his interacting with businesses and, perhaps, the social protection offices? In my area, the main social protection office is in Navan, and we are based in Trim. Social protection officers elsewhere are not interacting and there is a lack of information. We have to meet the client and basically push him on. If SOLAS does not interact with the people in question, we are in trouble straightaway. I would like to hear Mr. Delaney's view on SOLAS and the way forward. I would like to see him promoting SOLAS and meeting the affected people. It is a question of giving people information to get them into the jobs market.