Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

More thought needs to be given to that because there is a long distance to travel between the philosophy and high-minded discussion that happens here and the thinking in six or seven years’ time of a Department employee with clear instructions or protocol to be followed regarding somebody in an Intreo office in Wexford or Letterkenny. I am trying to pick out what comes after steps five and six. Necessarily and rightly, the Department employees are given instructions, and some of these come down to a level of precision and clarity. They cannot all come back to the higher philosophy. To some extent, they should but they will have to follow procedures and protocols. Therefore, it is a matter of figuring out where all this will all end up. I will finish on that. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to engage. I hope I am wiser on account of it and that we will have further engagement.