Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

All Members are experiencing the same problem, with the Department of Social and Family Affairs the worst offender at present, probably because the staff there are the most overworked due to the current demand. I had the most unacceptable experience this morning. I had put down a question to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in regard to when the Minister intended to transpose the services directive, which should already be transposed. The answer I got was that there was not enough time to give me an answer on a matter that should already have been dealt with.

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