3. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff under the remit of his Department who have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/15]

Based on the records held in the Human Resources Unit of my Department, two members of staff in my Department applied to be transferred to a Department/Agency outside the Dublin region in 2015. Both members of staff have since transferred to their chosen location.