John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to ensure that representations made by Members of the Oireachtas on behalf of members of the public to his Department are responded to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26906/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can assure the Deputy that the expeditious processing of Oireachtas Members' correspondence remains a core customer service related function across all areas of my Department. Regrettably, in recent months it has not been possible due to industrial action to process certain types of correspondence, including correspondence from Members of the Oireachtas. However, in view of the recent ratification of the Croke Park Agreement my Department believes that normal working processes will shortly be restored. In that context arrangements are being made to ensure that all unprocessed correspondence is dealt with as quickly as possible.