Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish to add to the points made by other Deputies about the extra €300,000 for GSOC. For a number of years we argued that GSOC had pretty much been designed to fail and was not fit for purpose. We tried to have the legislation changed on how it was structured. Also, it goes without saying the amount of moneys to which it has had access to carry out its work was not close to being sufficient. An extra €300,000 will not scratch the surface in meeting the challenges that face GSOC. However, €67 million is a lot of money, yet it is pretty much agreed that the current structure is seriously disappointing and not fit for purpose. I understand GSOC was designed as a temporary measure when first established. Instead, the organisation has lasted a long time. Are there plans to do something different or will the organisation be allowed to ramble on? We have got to know a few people who have spent a fair bit of time there of late and, my God, it is soul destroying. Are there plans to do things differently?