Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Are the rate payers of Dublin city and county to pay for this then? How will there not be additional costs? This is a new office. The McCarthy report recommended the abolition of regional authorities while it is proposed to legislate for regional authority for Dublin in this Bill. I do not understand how there cannot be costs attached to it. How will it be financed?

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