Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope the Chair will forgive me if I make another point. I am going a little bit off the finance side of it. We are frustrated at the delays in the recruitment but we can also appreciate the fact that one cannot just magic people up. I want to acknowledge the pressure existing staff are under. If we cannot recruit people, those who are there already are under huge pressure. It is important to acknowledge the great work they are doing. If we are probing here today, it is out of concern for them as well as everybody else. We want to be sure that they and the people who need the services get them in as timely a manner as possible.