Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in regard to his recent announcement of the transfer of the headquarters of the Irish Prison Service from Dublin to Longford, a survey has been undertaken to establish the number of staff willing to transfer; the breakdown by grade of the number who have so indicated their willingness to transfer; the plans there are for staff who are not willing to relocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16289/04]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The position in relation to the matters raised by the Deputy was set out in my reply to Question No. 29 of 5 May, 2004. Since then, the central application facility, CAF, has been launched by the Civil Service Commission and civil servants have been invited to indicate their preferred decentralisation locations by 12 July 2004. When information is to hand on the initial CAF interest in decentralisation options, it is intended to conduct a survey in which the relevant prison service staff will be asked to indicate definitively whether they wish to remain with the Irish Prison Service and transfer to Longford.