Averil Power (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The area I know best is north Dublin. A member of staff there went on maternity leave and was not replaced, and children were left without a service. This was entirely predictable and there should have automatically been a replacement but this did not happen. From raising this issue in the Seanad over the past three years I have learned there seems to be a difference between how many people are recruited and how many people are providing a service. Where do we stand in respect of this? Mr. Healy stated 21 extra posts have been allocated. I have been raising this issue for a long time. For the past two years the Minister has stated a total of €4 million has been allocated, but we have not seen it being spent or seen people in positions. What is the actual situation?