Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I accept the Minister of State’s response but the fact is the staff complement is going from 14 to 1.5 which is impractical for Roscommon. I do not know what the arrangement was in Tipperary Town.

The Minister should review that in light of the situation that will arise in Roscommon. It is a very busy office, probably busier than Tipperary. We have more sheep and suckler cows than Tipperary so maybe we have more demand than Tipperary. All I ask is that the Minister have an open mind on that to deploy as many staff as possible for the needs of the people in the area to ensure the service quality is retained.