Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

This is a technical non-conversion matter relating to an issue already agreed by the Government following discussions between two Departments. The transfer of functions — obviously if one transfers the functions, one must transfer the associated funds — has been agreed with effect from 1 April. The transfer of funding is for €8.6 million in the published Estimates for the Departments of Finance and Social and Family Affairs, which now are out of date. For this reason, further Revised Estimates will be prepared for these two Departments and will be laid before the Dáil prior to discussion of those Estimates. That is all the matter concerns. The other points are not relevant to this.

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