There is no longer any reason the vast bulk of our administration system should be based in Dublin. This is especially true in the information age when data can be transferred at the click of a mouse not just from county to county or country to country but from continent to continent. We live in a world where location and distance are decreasing in importance. An American with a problem on his IBM computer rings a helpline. The call may be made in Boston and answered in Blanchardstown.