Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of reversing the attempts that have been made to date in the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34487/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government decided on 8th July last that no further expenditure on the acquisition of accommodation for decentralisation should be sanctioned pending detailed consideration by the Government of two reports: one from the Decentralisation Implementation Group on the feasibility of phased moves by the State Agencies; and one from the Decentralisation Sub Group of the SMI Implementation Group of Secretaries General on the governmental and cross-Departmental issues arising from the need to provide facilities for Ministers, Ministers of State and officials while in Dublin on business. The Government has considered these two reports and I expect to make a further announcement in relation to the decentralisation programme shortly.