The proposal to relocate the Central Fisheries Board to Carrick-on-Shannon is being pursued as part of the Government's wider decentralisation programme and, as such, will be undertaken in accordance with the proposals of the decentralisation implementation group's report.
While I am aware of ongoing discussions regarding the decentralisation programme between the Irish Congress of Trade Unions State agencies sub-group and the Department of Finance, I am not a party to those discussions. I am also aware of the continuing policy adopted by SIPTU confirmed, I understand, at its recent meeting with shop stewards advising members not to co-operate in any way with implementation mechanisms, plans, etc., but also expressing the earnest wish to resolve the matter through dialogue and discussion. I sincerely hope that these issues can be resolved through collaborative discussion at national and local level.