Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I accept that there is a plan outlined to 2011 which means that we must get up to 1,800 posts. The plan was published last January. A total of 400 of these people have been taken on this year. We must establish eight additional teams this year. We know there are service inadequacies. It is not true that these have not been set out. They are being published in a report. The tribunal was only set up on 1 November and the inspections programme was established in November. When we are dealing with issues, we should at least look at the full facts.

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