Bernard Allen (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)

No, it has nothing to do with Limerick. I welcome decentralisation but I am talking about the chaos the Minister is administering. The staff will be going into rented accommodation in May, just before the election, and will have to wait until later in the year to move again into permanent accommodation. What about the nine development specialists that were there in 2003 when decentralisation was announced? None of those will be moving. The Minister is presiding over a chaotic situation which will have serious implications for the effectiveness of the expenditure concerned.

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