Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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Prior to the summer recess I raised the issue of correspondence issued by the previous committee in January of this year citing that this matter had also been referred to the Taoiseach's Department. This is a matter of great concern to the people involved, in respect of which a large number of public meetings were held during the summer. The body concerned does good work and it needs to be supported. I understand that the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, has met with the Minister, Deputy Harris, on the issue. It is important that a statement is forthcoming from the Minister on this matter and that it is resolved as soon as possible. We cannot have a situation whereby a community body engaged in this type of work is left with this debt. The previous PAC was very strong in its statement on this matter. I would appreciate it if it could be addressed as soon as possible.