Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jun 1994

Vol. 444 No. 2

Written Answers. - Government Decentralisation.

M. J. Nolan

Question:

19 Mr. Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the names of the Government Departments and agencies of Government Departments which are awaiting to be decentralised; the proposed date of such decentralisation; and the location to which they are to be decentralised.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

Sections of the following Government Departments, Government offices and other agencies are awaiting decentralisation to the centres listed below at the approximate dates mentioned:

Department-Office	Location	Approximate Date
Public Works; Enterprise and Employment	Kilkenny	Early 1996
Social Welfare; Land Registry	Waterford	Mid-1996
Education	Tullamore	Early 1995
Health	Roscommon	Late 1996
Environmental Protection Agency	Wexford	Late 1996

In addition, active consideration is being given to the selection of another office to be decentralised to Dundalk along with the Revenue Commissioners.

M. J. Nolan

Question:

20 Mr. Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the names of the Government Departments and agencies of Government Departments that have been decentralised since 1979; and the locations to which these Departments have been decentralised.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

To date sections of the following Government Departments or offices have been moved to the centres listed below under the decentralisation programme.

Department/Office	Location
Defence	Galway
Social Welfare	Sligo Letterkenny Longford
Justice	Killarney
Agriculture and Food	Cavan Portlaoise*
Education	Athlone
Environment	Ballina
Revenue	Dundalk*
Commissioners	Ennis Nenagh Limerick Wexford*
Central Statistics Office	Cork

*In temporary accommodation, pending provision of permanent offices.