Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I refer the Deputy to the reply given by the Minister for Finance to Question No. 63 on 27 April 2005.

Costs associated with the decentralisation of my Department will depend on a range of factors including, for example, staff time, staff training, accommodation, information and communications technology, transitional expenses and specialist advice. It is too early to meaningfully seek to quantify the full costs at this stage. My Department will make every effort to keep such costs to a minimum.

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