96 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delays now occurring in the local social welfare office at Dominic Street, Limerick, where persons seeking means-tested payments are waiting anything from three to six months for decisions and where persons seeking review have to wait up to 12 months; her views on whether this situation is acceptable; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Limerick local office is badly understaffed; her plans to allocate further staff to alleviate the misery being endured by the most vulnerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37809/11]

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96 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delays now occurring in the local social welfare office at Dominic Street, Limerick, where persons seeking means-tested payments are waiting anything from three to six months for decisions and where persons seeking review have to wait up to 12 months; her views on whether this situation is acceptable; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Limerick local office is badly understaffed; her plans to allocate further staff to alleviate the misery being endured by the most vulnerable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37809/11]

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