Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

In respect of the proposed savings in the Department of the Taoiseach and its associated group of Votes, are reductions in staffing levels envisaged? The Taoiseach should outline the position in respect of both the Department and the other offices.

The annual report for 2009 for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions was published today. The DPP stated in the report that his office was very stretched and that in the event of an increase in the workload of the office something must give. Will the Taoiseach assure Members that no prosecution will not be pursued or that no prosecution will be delayed on foot of any savings that are to be made in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions? If a Garda file or files are presented to the office relating to the investigations the Garda has under way in the banking sector, can the Taoiseach assure Members that there will be no delay in the pursuit of or dealing with such files?

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