The Taoiseach will be aware that the Citizens Information Board is in the process of restructuring the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, and Citizens Information service, CIS companies. A recent letter from the CIB to MABS makes the point that CIB is aware that MABS national management forum receives contributions from individual MABS companies. It said that CIB will be contacting all MABS companies to instruct them not to provide such funding. This includes additional funding for legal advice on the restructuring. In a recent reply to a parliamentary question, the Minister informed me that the restructuring process would take up to two years. I view this move by CIB to remove that funding as nothing more than bullying. I am concerned it is going to intimidate individual companies, whether CIS or MABS companies, which feel their funding will be withdrawn if they do not co-operate and comply within a very short timeframe. I am asking the Taoiseach to have a look at this and that the funding for the national management forum of MABS not be withdrawn during the restructuring process.

It is a matter for the Citizens Information Board. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Doherty, to reply to the Deputy in more detail.

That concludes our consideration of items of promised legislation.