Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There has to be some misinformation somewhere regarding this because that is not the case for many services in Kilkenny which have contacted me to say that they are dipping into their own money to try to pay staff wages because there has been such a delay. The problem that they have is that nobody is talking to them. They have to chase down Pobal, and nobody is coming to them to say that there is an issue or problem or to furnish a preliminary payment to keep the services going. That is not what is happening on the ground. On 4 October, a service in Kilkenny was given a preliminary payment. That payment was then taken back from of its bank account. Some misinformation is definitely going on. It is not acceptable that services have to try to pay out of their own funds, which many would not have, to keep the service going. Even if they did, that is not the point. It is totally unacceptable. Pobal may say there are some glitches, but it is definitely not dealing with them for these services. If the Minister wants, I can forward the particular details of these services to her. A number in Kilkenny have been left short of money with absolutely no answers.

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