Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

They are in the letter. The Department of Finance said it believed the costs were excessive, that Deloitte & Touche was being overused and that it would have been better if staff had gone in. It asked for all that information to be supplied to it by 8 July. It is that review between the Departments of Finance and Health and Children and the Health Service Executive which has led to what has been going on for the past few months.

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