Mr. Dónall Ó Cualáin:

I thank the Senator for his comments and acknowledgment of the work being done by our front-line staff. In that context, I include all of our staff because our support staff, back at the ranch as it were, also play a vital role in all of that.

The GRA have a right to represent their members and I respect that. As I said earlier the challenges we face as an organisation will not be solved by me or my management team alone, we will need lots of help, assistance and support right across the spectrum, including the associations, one of which is the GRA. I look forward to working with them in moving our reform programme along and in increasing the pace of delivery and the efficient way we hope to deliver it. All of the associations and unions across the board are critical stakeholders in how we do our business and I fully acknowledge that.