Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I understand the Deputy's concern. That concern also has been expressed directly to me by other interested parties. This measure is about sharing back-office services and not about interfering with or reducing the actual front-line work being done in promoting the Irish language and developing the curricula to bring that about. Moreover, by achieving economies in the sharing of back-office service facilities, it pretty well ensures that the budget will be ring fenced. As the work is largely staff driven, the salaries self-evidently are ring-fenced and the resources around them will be considered. I will take on board the Deputy's remarks.

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