Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2004
60 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the decentralisation of the Civil Defence school from Dublin to Roscrea to take place; if only ten of the 22 staff of the school have agreed to the transfer; the breakdown of these staff by grade; the steps being taken to recruit replacement staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13407/04]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, in the context of the White Paper on Defence, the Government decided to decentralise the Civil Defence branch of my Department to Roscrea, County Tipperary. I expect the move will take place during the summer.
Of the 23 staff currently serving with the Civil Defence Board, 11 staff, in the following grades, have indicated a willingness to relocate to Roscrea: one director general, one assistant principal, five higher executive officers, two executive officers, one staff officer and one clerical officer.
It is expected that formal applications will be sought shortly from civil servants in other Departments who wish to transfer to my Department to relocate to Roscrea, and I am confident that all staffing requirements in the relocated offices will be met.
