Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. Maybe I am of a simple mind but either the 24 posts have been recruited and filled or they have not. The Minister of State is saying 14.5 of the 24 posts have been allocated to community services but that is a budgetary allocation. Either the people are providing the service or they are not. Will the Minister of State take back to the Department that we need to see clarity? At this time on a Wednesday morning, are new, qualified lactation consultants providing support to breastfeeding mothers or not, compared to this time last year? I am not sure this answer has shed any greater light on that.