Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

I welcome the decentralisation to date of the 2,527 staff to the 14 different venues and areas. That aspect of the decentralisation process is now complete. I greatly welcome the new 21 areas confirmed yesterday and the allocations to be made to my town of Mullingar, to Portlaoise, which was mentioned by a Member, and to Roscommon, which was mentioned by Senator Leyden. All these were approved by the Government in the budget announced yesterday——