Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Yes, I am. Some €3 million additional current funding is approved for this year, which I hope the committee will approve this evening.

There is more money for 2021 and there is a possibility to dip into that fund for more funding for staff if needed. We will keep that under review. I would be dishonest if I said I could guarantee that every agency will say it is adequately staffed. I have yet to come across one that has said it was adequately staffed or overstaffed, but that is not to say we do not understand that they have been asked to do a hell of a lot more in the last year or two, and have been doing it well. Where extra staff are needed, I will try to get the resources to make that possible.