Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael)
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I will come back to that. Sorry. I was just conscious that the three ladies were leaving and I just wanted to speak to them in particular about the issue of the summer provision. I will let them go to their meeting with the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte. I thank them.

Funding was mentioned earlier and questions were asked about it. I believe we need to replicate what Ms O'Mahony is doing in Cork across the country. We need to replicate what Ms Jones, Ms Kenny and Ms Poole are doing with that wraparound parental support infrastructure in every single county in Ireland. I see the need in my home area. I have referred to the lack of services we have and the lack of summer supervision. That needs to be funded by the taxpayer. We cannot have the witnesses' groups out fundraising and begging for services to be provided to children, services to which they are entitled. It is not acceptable.