Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I do not have the specific up-to-date supplementary on the Moriarty tribunal. As I recall, the report is expected by the end of this year or early in the new year. As the Deputy will be aware, there was a number of developments during the course of this year in terms of recalling people for further questioning or whatever investigation goes on there in terms of the method that he uses, but I understand it should report by the end of this year.

On the question of the reductions in the Departments, as I recall those have been achieved in my Department without the change in staff, but we have achieved the savings.

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