Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

Those public services require to be staffed adequately. The Tánaiste told me he has considered the consequences of the loss of a further 14,500 jobs. Those consequences will be diminished services that may be less efficient and may cause more hardship for citizens. How can a quality service be delivered to our people when there is to be such an exodus from the service? The Government's mantra has been "doing more with less" but if there are not adequate staffing levels it cannot deliver the service.

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