With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle I propose to take Questions Nos. 20 to 22, inclusive, together.
The task force consists of senior officers of the Departments of the Public Service, Finance, Education, Environment and Health and has met on 15 occasions. Eight of those meetings involved formal discussions with representatives of individual Departments, as follows:
Date
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Department
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24 February
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EnvironmentFisheries and ForestryLabour
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26 February
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JusticeEducation
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9 March
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DefenceHealth
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13 March
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Industry, Commerce & Tourism
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19 March
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Social Welfare
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23 March
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AgricultureEnergyRevenueOffice of Public Works
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24 March
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FinanceGaeltachtTransport
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26 March
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Civil Service Commission Posts and Telegraphs
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Civil Service Commission Posts and Telegraphs
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The other formal meetings of the task force were held on 9 February, 23 February, 10 March, 2 April, 8 April, 10 April, and 16 April.
In addition, individual members of the task force have held informal discussions with officials of the Departments of Finance and the Public Service and of other Departments.
I have only recently received the report of the task force. Their proposals will require detailed consideration by the Government and I am not accordingly in a position to give an estimate of the likely savings at this stage.