Minister has insulted us, say specialist civil servants

THE local IMPACT union committee representing specialists in Development Co-operation Ireland (DCI), Department of Foreign Affairs, feels compelled to take the unusual step of responding publicly to recent comments ...

Minister has insulted us, say specialist civil servants
Mon, 16 Jan, 2006 - 00:00

... by Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern regarding decentralisation.

In an interview with RTÉ this week, the minister stated that the unwillingness of DCI specialist staff to move to Limerick was not a constraint to decentralisation.

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