Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of civil servants awaiting transfer to locations within the Laois/Offaly area, including Roscrea; if these transfers are affected by the moratorium on recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27077/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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My Department does not have offices transferring to locations in Laois/Offaly or to Roscrea, Co. Tipperary under the decentralisation programme. Recent information provided by the Central Applications Facility indicates that five members of staff in my Department have registered an interest in decentralised locations in Laois/Offaly as follows:

My Department has not received any transfer requests from these Departments for the relevant staff to date but will deal with any such requests promptly on receipt under the terms of the protocols in place in relation to decentralising staff. Any transfers that arise as part of the decentralisation programme are not affected by the Moratorium on Recruitment.