Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Will the Minister confirm that people in any of the specialist agencies, who are not civil servants, will not be forced to decentralise if they do not wish to? This was not envisaged at the time when Mr. McCreevy introduced the raid on decentralisation through the budget process. What is the Minister's view on what the implications will be for the loss of institutional memory and expertise in the agencies under his responsibility?

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