Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the date by which the Equality Authority will be transferring the remaining 15 staff who are meant to be relocated to Birchgrove House, Roscrea, under the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38401/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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As indicated in the Minister for Finance's Budget statement on 14 October last, the fifteen additional staff from the Equality Authority will now transfer to Roscrea. This will bring the staff serving in Roscrea up to thirty. This staff cohort includes the top management team of the Authority and other staff, who were either recruited or promoted on the basis of moving to Roscrea under my Department's decentralisation programme. I understand that the Office of Public Works are finalising matters in relation to the office accommodation and the target date for the transfer of staff is the first week of January 2009.