Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

They tell me they will not go. I understand that a building has been bought in Clonakilty to accommodate them. What am I to tell the members of the BIM staff when I meet them again? Are they going to Clonakilty or not? If they are not going, what will they be doing in Dublin? These people are experts on fish. They do not know anything about FÁS, education, schools or anything they may be assigned to in Dublin. They only know about fish — they are marine biologists and other similar professionals. If they do not go to Clonakilty, will the State employ other people who do know about fish to work in the office in Clonakilty? What will we do about the people who already know about fish, but are to be left behind in Dún Laoghaire?

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