Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

In another report it is stated that some staff in the Department have little or nothing to do while colleagues are overwhelmed with work but management appears reluctant to deal with the problems.

It is one thing to have the country represented abroad on St. Patrick's Day but the abuse of that on this occasion is not acceptable and it is not acceptable to the Labour Party that the House should adjourn until 23 March when there are serious matters, including the problem in Tallaght, that need to be addressed and that the Government has insisted we cannot discuss today.

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