Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Shortall. I acknowledge this is the second time she has raised this. She raised it with me last month and I spoke to the then Minister for Finance about it. My understanding is that the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, has done likewise and that the Department of Finance is examining the issue. However, I appreciate the point the Deputy made about time sensitivity, so she should allow me to speak to the Department of Finance and get back to her.

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