Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

From recollection in my previous capacity, the Decentralisation Implementation Group has brought a number of reports to the attention of Government in respect of implementation of the programme and from memory one of them relates to the question of ensuring there is sufficient capacity available to Ministers in respect of their responsibilities here in the Dáil and in respect of their location in Dublin as well as the transfer of Departments to the decentralised location in question, which in this case is in Wexford. The Minister's attendance at that location, therefore, would be facilitated by him having an office and, similarly, he would have an office in Dublin in respect of the job he would have to do here.

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