John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can assure the Deputy that there is no tension whatsoever. All of us in government and in every State agency have one motivation - to get Ireland back working again. That has been my experience in my dealings with civil servants. They are totally committed to getting people back into business and I am very encouraged by that. What the Deputy is referring to is only hearsay.

The best evidence of our commitment is that we plan to roll it out as quickly as possible. I look forward to going to County Laois myself to launch it.

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