Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

Yes. The other point already has been addressed by Deputy Peter Power, who, with his section, is working closely with the NGO community to deal with the specific point made by Deputy Deasy earlier. There is realisation in the community that while times are difficult, we wish to avoid, in so far as is possible, discontinuities, particularly on the issue of staffing. The Minister of State, Deputy Peter Power, may wish to add a comment.

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