Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together.

The total allocation for my Department in the Estimates set out in the budget book for 2008 is €45.394 million. This is an increase of 4%, or €1.658 million, on the 2007 Revised Estimate allocation. I look forward to addressing specific issues relating to the Estimates provisions when they are considered in the usual way by the Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service. I also look forward to responding to questions that Deputies may wish to table separately in regard to specific aspects of the work of my Department.

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