Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Hart. That is a damning statement for somebody with Ms Hart's level of experience to say. There are many statements that have been made here today that should be stopping senior politicians in their tracks in terms of the kind of priorities that they afford to different areas that need political attention as well as funding. There are funding issues there as well. It is not enough to say that money is not the problem. There are funding issues but there are also serious management issues involved and a question of people at a senior level taking responsibility.