Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

It has no relevance to the visits. It is a question of ensuring that, generally speaking, the Department tries to comply with the overall financial envelope provided in circumstances where the Deputy's colleagues in government substantially underfunded a number of the Votes within the Department of Justice and Equality thus giving rise to particular difficulties. We are trying to ensure resources are used as carefully and as efficiently as is possible as we go through the year.

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