Noel Coonan (Tipperary North, Fine Gael)

I thank the Ceann Comhairle for my remaining minute. As the Minister of State knows, a community welfare officer can no longer attend a building in Borrisalee because the HSE has deemed it unsuitable for health and safety reasons. The people of the area must travel to Templemore, a round trip of 15 miles, to meet a social welfare officer who has been inundated by calls from Templemore and Roscrea due to the area's volume of unemployment. The people of Borrisalee do not only need a better and proper service, but to receive it in a dignified and private manner, which is what they as citizens deserve.

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