Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)

I welcome the Minister of State's clarification in regard to the number of staff in the authority. Deputy Flanagan referred earlier to the number of gardaí in a small village in Roscommon. Thirty nine staff would not be enough personnel to police one small town in this country on a 24 hour basis. That number of staff is totally inadequate and the big boys know that. At least two chairpersons have resigned from the Competition Authority. It does not have the tools of the trade to do its job

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