Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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There is no watering down of functions. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will have the same function as applied in respect of the Minister for Health but both Ministers will negotiate directly with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in respect of their own budgets. As of now, the budget for this piece was part of another budget but the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will now negotiate directly for disability under his budget. There is no watering down whatsoever. The Deputy can be assured of that.