Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is not acceptable. There are many reasons for failure but no excuses. The Oireachtas and the Government cannot constantly depend on the focus and sharpness of "Prime Time" in looking after the hard-working staff of Console and the many charities throughout the country, including the counsellors we heard on radio who struggle on a monthly basis to get paid. A precise date is required from the Government, before the Dáil rises on 31 July, by which this Part of the Act will be fully commenced, as well as a commitment to focus heavily to ensure it will not take a "Prime Time" or a HSE audit to bring this stuff up. We need to do it on a constant basis, with regular checks, to ensure all these materials are being made available. Before we are much older, in a matter of hours the Minister should indicate that it will be done before the Dáil rises on 31 July.

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