Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)

That might give the Minister of State an idea of the geography involved. We are not asking for much. We just ask that the office remain open one day a week rather than the proposed monthly service in premises for which the Department already has a contract. While I know this is a very local issue, it is an important reflection of how the Department deals with vulnerable clients in peripheral areas.

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