Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I take it as a positive response, but that is a matter for us as well.

There is one issue with the embargo in that the co-ordinator for the drugs task force in our area, a gentlemen named John Bennett, a fantastic man, passed away, and there have been suggestions that that post cannot be filled because of the recruitment embargo, even though it has been filled for 20 years. I ask the witnesses to look at that and maybe come back to me offline.

The second issue is the Finglas counselling service, a fantastic service. The Minister of State with responsibility for mental health was out with them. I believe there are negotiations going on to provide additional new support in the area and, again, for a small amount of money I ask the witnesses to do what they can.

The last point - I might come back to it in the second round - is the Finglas primary care centre. In 2020, we were sitting here talking about a land swap and finalisation of a project and we still have no Finglas primary care centre.