Seanad debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2003
Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed).
The issue of voluntary organisations was raised. I was in something of a quandary when I lost the voluntary and community side of my Department to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. That aspect naturally blended into my Department's work as a practical approach to service delivery and working with the organisations. In many ways, the Department of Social and Family Affairs has not lost that in regard to its field officers.
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