Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would like to say on the public record that this is very important. The staff issue concerning this committee is very important. We said it in private and it is important to say it in public. Tremendous work is being done. There is a huge burden not only on us, as members, but also, and more importantly, on the staff. "Overwhelmed" is the wrong word because I believe the staff are coping, but it is a case of David and Goliath in terms of how we face institution after institution. We need the likes of "Prime Time" to help us. What was exposed on "Prime Time" indicates the difficulties we are experiencing in this committee. They are difficulties for us to work through but we need sufficient staff.