Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

For the purpose of clarification, the funding mechanism for the hospital is the one that was in place at the beginning of the project. Any suggestion it has been changed is wrong. The same arrangements are in place and the same issues must be addressed.

In May, the Minister for Justice and Law Reform wrote to the Garda Commissioner to look at the law on white collar crime based on the experience in cases that have been investigated. The Commissioner has responded in detail by letter in recent weeks and he has indicated what is worth examining. We have engaged several colleagues, not every committee must be a formal Cabinet committee, this is an informal-----

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