Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The 3% in respect of all other Departments, State agencies and local authorities should yield €250 million by the end of 2009.

We made a commitment of 0.54% of GNP for 2008 and we intend to honour that. Reports are due from the decentralisation implementation group and no further decisions to acquire property should take place until this report is properly considered by the Government.

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