Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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200. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of establishing his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46111/15]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The total cost of setting up my Department is not easily identifiable and would necessitate a full-scale survey of  Departmental costs in 2011 to identify any expenditure which might not have already been encompassed by Department of Finance allocations.  It  would take a disproportionate amount of time to identify, retrieve and collate any such costs.