Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Kavanagh for that comment. It was the last one on the subject today.

I thank all the witnesses for their time. I realise that when they take time out of their day to be here, nobody else is doing their work back in the office and it builds up. Members realise and acknowledge the difficulty of the job done by staff at the front line. As I often say to local authority representatives when they are before us, it is one of the most emotionally difficult jobs and it puts great stress and strain on people. We appreciate and acknowledge the delegates' work and thank them for their time.