Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I have not put a number on that. The initial phase states that the director of the personal advocacy service, four advocates and support staff of about four to six would be recruited. It is difficult to estimate the likely demand for the service, but I want to give the commitment that new personal advocates will be recruited as required to meet the needs of people with disabilities and to meet that demand. The director will be initially based in Dublin, but will move to Drogheda following decentralisation of the Citizens' Information Board headquarters. As the service develops, trained advocates will be located in different parts of the country. The objective is to build a good regional spread. I could not put a number on it, but we will take it from the start and develop it as demand grows.