Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 March 2004
48 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sections of her Department that have already been relocated outside of Dublin to date; and the extent to which the workers transferred were the original workers attached to her Department. [9484/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Patents Office, which is an office of my Department, was decentralised to Kilkenny in 1998. A total of 63 staff relocated to Kilkenny at that time. A total of 15 were staff from within the Department, 43 staff transferred from other Departments and five specialist staff were recruited to the Patents Office directly.
