Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

We did not devise a moratorium simply to have it and then reappoint people in every respect. There are exceptional circumstances whereby the Minister might feel that redeployments, or whatever, might work out and assist in sorting out the problem. That is not the case in the situation the Deputy mentioned, where there is an absence. There are a number of options for Departments and organisations to consider.

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