Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This was a very interesting presentation. I do not have many questions. I am more familiar with some of the programmes in west Cork. Reference was also made to the islands, which seem to be a difficult area to deal with in terms of planning. The point has been made to me for some time about duplication of effort, for example, where groups might be doing more or less the same or overlapping work or that there could be a more efficient use of resources to deliver to clients or communities. The duplication could be with other groups, for example, or with other State agencies or institutions doing similar work. There is a lack of integration. I have heard the point made in a rural context. Some of the challenges in my area might be very different from those in inner city Dublin but the work in both areas is to deal with people very much at the margins who are the most disadvantaged and the least able to access services. Is there some validity in the point?