Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Hession, Mr. Hand and Mr. Henry for their engagement with the committee and for answering the questions and the issues raised by the members. I am sure we will be back in touch with them again on this. Ultimately, we are all at one on where we need to get to and it is a matter of trying to bed down the huge transition and change that has taken place, particularly with the staff dealing with the pressures at the moment. I take this opportunity to wish the witnesses, all the staff in the Department and particularly the community welfare officers across the country a happy and peaceful Christmas. We look forward to further engagement with them in the new year.

That concludes the committee's business in public session. I propose the committee goes into private session to consider other business.