Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have been told that emergency funding is going to certain services but they are down to that. I know of a service that provides an excellent service has sent in all its paperwork. I have gone to the Department and CHO 5. I am not blaming CHO 5 because I know it is doing its best. I think there might be a small bit of emergency funding but it is unacceptable to have a service waiting and not knowing whether its staff are going to be paid in two weeks' time. Can somebody help? Can the HSE step in and sort those issues out? These issues should not arise. It is not down to paperwork because everybody is used to that now. I do not buy that argument anymore. I am not saying it is the HSE's fault. I am not here to blame anyone. I am just here to ask Mr. O'Regan about services that need to be paid, particularly those section 39 organisations that are under pressure for funding. These organisations must be paid. I am really worried about all this.