Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Does the Taoiseach recall that his response to this question the last day was that 42 of his Department's staff had applied for decentralisation? Have a further three staff applied since then? Does he expect that more staff members may seek relocation? Does he recall stating on the same occasion that members of staff in his Department who move to the relocated offices of other Departments must be replaced by civil servants of the same grade? In that regard, has he received a letter from IMPACT on the issue of decentralisation? The Minister for Foreign Affairs indicated that new staff would have to be recruited——

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