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For a full list of the information maintained by the Houses of the Oireachtas, please refer to our Freedom of Information Guide. For further information on the re-use of information maintained by the Houses of the Oireachtas, please contact:
Derek Dignam
Head of Communications
Communications Unit
Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Leinster House
Dublin 2
communications@oireachtas.ie
Tel + 353 1 618 4077