Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank each witness for the very comprehensive presentation and the work they are doing. I fully appreciate that it is very difficult area. Deputy Ó Caoláin referred to the issue regarding Cork. If the people have been interviewed, does anybody understand why the appointments have not gone ahead? The people to fill the vacancies seem to have been selected. The worry is that if the people who have been selected are left hanging around for a long time, they will find jobs elsewhere. That is the big issue I would worry about. Why have the appointments not gone through when the interview process has happened and they are deemed to be suitably qualified? That is my only question because I am very concerned that all this has happened and that the end result has not been achieved.