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‹ Order of Business

Clonakilty veterinary office relocation

Summary

Martin Ferris objects to relocating veterinary staff from a refurbished Department building in Clonakilty to rented premises in Cork and seeks justification. The Ceann Comhairle rules that the matter must be raised through another procedure.

Last week, the workers in the veterinary section of the agriculture office in Clonakilty were told they are to move almost immediately to Cork city from a building that had been refurbished by the Department at the taxpayer's expense to a building that is being rented by the State.

Can the Minister try to justify-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

No, he will not be able to do so on the Order of Business.

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-----the irresponsible action in order to transfer people from a coastal community?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy Ferris will have to find some other way of raising the matter. It is not appropriate to the Order of Business.

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I have submitted a topical issue but it has not been accepted.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy Ferris has been looked after in respect of topical issues.

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I have had one issue accepted in the past six weeks.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy Ferris was speaking on a topical issue last week.

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That is the one.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy Ferris should try again.

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