Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

What is the offer to people with expertise in State agencies who opt to remain in Dublin? This is supposed to be a voluntary programme. The Government wants people to volunteer to do one or the other. The only offer that I have heard from people who wish to remain in Dublin is unemployment. If they do not move and the Government pushes ahead, then unemployment is their only option if they remain in Dublin. The onus is on the Government to make an offer, as decentralisation is Government strategy. This negotiation must be opened up by putting some thoughts on the table as to how it will work. These ideas have not yet come forward.

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