Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will complete an efficiency review and audit of all State agencies and bodies under the responsibility of his Department; if he has plans to merge or abolish any State agencies or bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20593/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In line with my predecessor's Budget 2008 announcement, the Department of Finance has engaged in the efficiency review exercise on the same basis as all other Government Departments, with a view to identifying possible savings on administrative spending. The exercise has included the bodies within the aegis of my Department. I am now considering the various responses my Department has received under the Efficiency Review initiative with a view to reverting to Government on the matter in the near future. Any issues concerning State agencies and bodies would also be considered by the Government in that overall context.