Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome both witnesses here today and congratulate them. They are two very bright, intelligent people who are taking up very important roles and I wish them well in their endeavours.

I welcome Ms Heaney's stated intention to have a review of the operations of the board of the CIB. One issue in particular keeps surfacing. I am from County Clare. Correspondence has been received by this committee on numerous occasions and I received information myself on possible under-resourcing of the service in County Clare. The service has been incorporated into a north Munster structure and it does not operate on an individual county basis. I ask that she look at that issue as it is not going away. County Clare deserves the same resources as any other county in the north Munster network of MABS. Could Ms Heaney ensure the periodic review that is under way looks specifically at the resources and the footprint of MABS in County Clare in terms of the resource available to the public? The resources dedicated to County Clare should be made available in line with other counties. I would welcome a response from her in that regard.