Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)

What extra resources will I make available to the commission? I will wait to see whether the commission, under Mr. Justice Ryan, requests extra resources. Whatever resources are needed will be made available to him.

What extra resources will be made available in the Department of Education and Science to meet discovery orders? Extra resources will not be necessary to be made available in the Department. A team is dealing with this and, if Deputies read the report, they will see that the commission has indicated that, since the beginning of 2003, the Department has sufficient resources to engage fully with it and there is no need for further resources. If a need arises, I will examine it and provide the necessary resources. Some Deputies also miss the point that the final discovery document referred to earlier has been deemed as the last one the commission will need. If the situation changes and extra staff are needed, they will be made available.

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