Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

In those areas where there is particular pressure, additional staff have been allocated and are being trained. More staff are also moving across from other Departments. The fact we are not recruiting people from outside the public sector but that the people are moving from other offices to our Department will help to speed up the process. We have also requested the Department of Finance to provide us with access to additional staff so that as claims come in they can be dealt with quickly.

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