385 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is the case that staff numbers in her Department’s offices at Johnstown Castle Estate in County Wexford have reduced from approximately 400 to 340; the reason for this reduction; her views on whether this staff reduction supports the Government’s decentralisation goals; the rationale for reducing staff numbers at Johnstown Castle while simultaneously building new offices and moving staff from Johnstown to Portlaoise; the reason additional operations of her Department have not been decentralised to Wexford in view of the phasing out of export refunds; if she will provide details of Government strategy in relation to Johnstown Castle and projected staffing requirements at that location up to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9102/08]

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385 Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is the case that staff numbers in her Department’s offices at Johnstown Castle Estate in County Wexford have reduced from approximately 400 to 340; the reason for this reduction; her views on whether this staff reduction supports the Government’s decentralisation goals; the rationale for reducing staff numbers at Johnstown Castle while simultaneously building new offices and moving staff from Johnstown to Portlaoise; the reason additional operations of her Department have not been decentralised to Wexford in view of the phasing out of export refunds; if she will provide details of Government strategy in relation to Johnstown Castle and projected staffing requirements at that location up to 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9102/08]

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