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Wed 11 Nov 2002Politicians must be ready for tough decisions - McCreevyPoliticians should be prepared to make tough decisions, according to the Minister for Finance, Mr McCreevy, who said he would not be using "independent assessment" when deciding the Government's decentralisation programme.He promised however, that the Government would make its decision about decentralisation "early in the lifetime of this Administration". But he had to ensure "efficient and effective delivery of services" and there was no point in announcing a department move for a town or village that did not have infrastructure to support it.