Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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I thank Ms Walsh for her opening remarks and for the information she gave us prior to the meeting today.

I shall pick up on the point made about the 33 staff. Obviously the board is not a private company and there is a mountain of work to be done. The one thing that the board must have is authority. People must be confident that if they approach the board their issue can be remedied in a reasonable period. Mediation is as time-consuming as court action and sometimes more so.

I presume that Ms Walsh's role is full-time and I seek confirmation of that. With regard to the merger of the PRTB and the Rent Tribunal, does she see any conflict? Has the matter been sorted? I understand the merger has taken place.