James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are shortages in every walk of life.

Whether someone is in the hospitality sector or transport - you name it - there are issues with hiring staff. It is just the way things are at the moment. To me, that system is innately flawed in terms of what it is offering people. If someone goes in any day of the week and wants to book an appointment, surely the fairest way is to give them the closest available date in a centre within approximately an hour's drive from where they live. Surely that is the fairest way of doing it, irrespective of this block release. Frankly, I do not understand how that was even signed off on. How long has that system been in place?