Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I would like add to the good wishes of members on Ms Mangan's new role and to the compliments that have been paid to her in respect of her work to date.

Concerns have been expressed to members and myself about proposals to make changes to the service and one issue, in particular, has been raised with me. The citizens information service is very much regarded as community-based and independent of Government with a strong voluntary ethos. As chairman, does Ms Mangan intend to maintain those aspects of the service? There is concern that there may be attempts by civil servants to make the service more professional and to move away from its voluntary ethos. What type of consultation will be conducted in respect of future plans? Is remuneration associated with the position of chairman?