Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is a question of trying to encourage people to become involved. In many areas there are good ideas. In the health sector many services are now being provided that would not be provided only for people putting their necks on the block, pushing the boat out and developing those services. These are dedicated and committed people. We seem to have stepped away from that. How can we encourage people back? In particular, we are looking for the people Deputy O’Reilly referred to, those with the necessary skills, including simple things like people management, accounting or legal skills. There seems to be a certain reluctance. How can we work on that?

Another thing I wanted to touch on and go back over is the sharing of information. All public representatives are coming up against this now. People quote the Data Protection Act to us. Is the authority finding this to be a difficulty at the moment? Does Mr. Farrelly believe there could be far more sharing of information to assist the authority? I realise Mr. Farrelly has covered the point somewhat but could we tease the point out in a better way?