Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

The Minister was kind enough to answer a similar question from me last Wednesday. In his response, he told me that of the 131 staff due to go to Tullamore, who are important to the Civil Service since they manage the computers, only 19, less than 15%, have agreed to move. The Minister has taken an extra 63 staff into the Department of Finance. Another 20, presumably through promotion, are working their way through. Is the Minister concerned about the loss of the 85% of staff who are not going and who are key when it comes to computers that provide a frontline public service and avoiding a repeat of the PPARS fiasco? What will the Minister do with the 85% who are staying? What will he do when he has a new set-up in Tullamore and only 15% have moved?

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