Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 463: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that it is practicable and prudent to proceed with the decentralisation of An Bord Bia based on the number of existing An Bord Bia staff that have applied to decentralise to Enniscorthy, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20479/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Bord Bia is not one of the organisations given early mover status under the Government's decentralisation plan. While the level of interest among Bord Bia staff in transferring to Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford as determined by applications under the Central Applications Facility (CAF) system at present would be insufficient to meet the needs of the organisation in the new location, there is a high level of interest from non-specialist staff external to Bord Bia in transferring to Enniscorthy.

Issues relating to the transferability of staff between State Agencies and between the Civil Service, Public Service and State Agencies generally are being examined centrally by the Department of Finance who deal with general human resource and industrial relations issues arising from decentralisation.