Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I put it to the Minister of State that the report quite clearly says the amalgamation "must be preceded by the addressing of the existing deficiency in respect of both the human and financial resources..." as noted by the group. The chairman made it clear what he meant when he said "the relative revenue underfunding must be addressed in the first instance". The report states that we are €70 million short every year and recommends that this issue be addressed first, and then we can talk about the rest.

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