Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to appoint a bord snip to assess costs and propose savings within the semi-State sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21422/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I am as anxious as anyone else to ensure a competitive, efficient semi-state sector. I am not certain that a "Bord Snip" type process would be the most effective way to proceed as the commercial Semi-State Sector for example operates outside the Exchequer and the issue of cost savings is a matter for the management and boards. I have no problem however with Dáil Éireann and its committees probing such matters with State Bodies as I will continue to do with my colleagues.