Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We understand the necessity to carry out the appropriate assessments and that the Minister wants to put a gold-plated system in place. However, given that some people are waiting since 2010 for these assessments, is it the case that there is a shortage of manpower to deal with the problem? No one is saying that the regulations should be by-passed or that things should be done in anything less than a completely professional way, but I question whether the delay is due to a shortage of people to carry out the assessments.

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