Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The CEO-designate of the child and family agency, Mr. Gordon Jeyes, is examining vacancies throughout the country to consider whether there are geographic inequities and to look at the level of pressure of cases coming into a particular area. I welcome what the Senator has said about the staff in the specific office who, I am sure, do their very best and deal with extraordinary pressures in trying to balance a variety of cases, make judgment calls and do proper assessments. Sometimes cases need to wait.