Handling complaints after council abolition
De Rossa questioned whether the Ombudsman’s Office could manage complaints redirected after the councils’ abolition. The Minister referred him to the Minister for Finance, and the Ceann Comhairle ruled the matter out of order.
In view of that decision and the apparent decision to refer complaints made to the council to the Ombudsman's Office and because of the fact that the numbers employed by the Ombudsman's office have been reduced——
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I am asking what arrangements are made to ensure that the Ombudsman's office——
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If the Deputy wishes to put down a question with regard to the Ombudsman he can do so.
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——can cope with the complaints. It is a valid question arising from the abolition of the users councils.
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The operations of the Ombudsman's office are the responsibility of the Minister for Finance and I suggest a question to the Minister for Finance.
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Surely the Minister is aware that——
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Deputy De Rossa has had a fair innings. I want to go back to Deputy Bruton for a final question.
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The final question is that the Minister must be aware that the Ombudsman's office——
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It will not be possible to deal with the complaints.