Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

The total funding for advocacy services for this year is €6.1 million. There was additional funding included in that in the budget of €1.8 million for service development, which would include the advocacy service and the additional post for the PAS. The person has been identified as the appropriate choice for director of the service but sanction from the Department of Finance is necessary before the remaining posts can be filled.

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