The situation has deteriorated since January with the loss of one solicitor and, as a result, the loss of a member of support staff. As notified to me via one of my Dáil colleagues last week by way of a written parliamentary question, the current position is that there are two solicitors and two support staff in the legal aid office in Nenagh and the waiting time for an appointment has now gone from nine to 11 months. This is an unacceptable and intolerable position. It is certainly intolerable for the staff involved, who I would imagine – without having discussed it with them – are being put under extraordinary stress, and for the people on the waiting list.