Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to previous parliamentary questions, if he will address the situation where staff at the Finglas Child and Adolescent Centre, Dublin 11, have been denied basic information about the security of their jobs in the context of the proposed move of these services from Finglas to Oberstown, County Dublin; and the steps he will take to ensure the full implications of this proposed move are outlined to the staff and that they are treated with basic respect by the youth justice service. [11829/10]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Further to my reply of 17 February, 2010, and contrary to the assertion that staff are not being treated with respect, I can confirm that discussions have been continuing at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC). Those discussions are attended by representatives of the Irish Youth Justice Service (IYJS), the Director of the Centre, both Unions, SIPTU and IMPACT, along with a number of staff representatives from the Centre.

The discussions have been focussed on proposals presented by the IYJS on all aspects of the closure, the arrangements to be made, and the transfer of staff and services to positions in Oberstown. I am informed that the parties met again yesterday when it was agreed to refer certain matters to the Labour Court for determination and, in the meantime, to continue with further discussions on transitional rostering arrangements. The Board of Management is being kept informed of progress and the National Director of the IYJS recently wrote to each individual staff member in the Centre to update them on developments.