Ulick Burke (Galway East, Fine Gael)

The clause "Should they be entitled to continue" is what eliminates them and prevents them doing valuable work in so many areas. I ask that the Minister with his colleague, the Tánaiste, co-ordinate these schemes. This has not been done to date. We are sick and tired of what is happening owing to a lack of co-ordination between the Departments of Health and Children and Education and Skills. People are falling between the stools of those two Departments. This will be replicated here unless the Minister gets a handle on it. I hope he does.

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