Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the size of the unit responsible for skills and training policy currently within his Department; the exact number of personnel directly employed in his Department who will be transferred to the Department of Education and Science; the location in the estate of the Department of Education and Science where they will be housed; the size of the budget as set out in the Estimates for 2010 for which they have responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13863/10]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the work of the expert skills group currently attached to his Department will transfer for the training activities of FÁS, as recently announced by the Taoiseach on 23 March 2010; the number of personnel who are civil servants; the number of personnel who are public servants; the number of staff which will move from his Department or FÁS; the location within the estate of the Department of Education and Science where they will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/10]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together.

Following last week's announcement in the Dáil by the Taoiseach of Ministerial changes and changes to certain Departmental functions, the exact details of the transfer of resources from my Department that will be necessary to fully effect these changes, including the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), have still to be finalised.