Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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One of the things that has happened as a consequence of this is that the amount of money that is being spent across a range of different Departments has become much more obvious. There is no doubt that there is a value for money issue in terms of the efficient use of money. Departments will always need to carry out campaigns in areas such as health promotion. The way this unit was used is one matter that is open to criticism but looking at the various Departments and how they spend money using a very silo-based approach is something that merits particular attention because the same companies keep cropping up in various Departments. It may well be that if there was a more collective approach, savings could be made and those savings are likely to exceed the kind of money that was talked about in respect of-----