Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I tabled this question because not a day goes by that someone does not come into my office or contact me by e-mail or otherwise about the deficiency of services in my area. Most of the people to whom I speak have heart-breaking stories about lobbying for services that do not exist. I welcome the fact that the money is ring-fenced for this year but the fact that it was in the budget for last year and was not spent leaves me very nervous about what will happen this year. I would have thought if the 2013 allocation is ring-fenced that we would already have begun to see people filling those posts. I could give a litany of people that indicate-----

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