Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

At last there is something upon which the Taoiseach and I agree. The decentralisation programme makes sense. In light of the recent reshuffle, will the Taoiseach indicate what is the make-up of the Cabinet sub-committee on decentralisation? In the context of the remarks by Ruth Barrington of the Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service on 15 September to the effect that there had been no prior consultation to the announcement in budget 2004 regarding——

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