Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

The second aspect is that there are cost implications in some of the taskforce report recommendations. I am entering into discussions with the Minister for Finance in terms of a capital budget rolling out over the next number of years to take account of the extra costs that will be involved in that report.

Then there are other issues that have budget implications. That will be a matter for Government to decide, but given the fact that the Government has accepted this report-----

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