Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
649 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the decentralisation of the National Roads Authority to Ballinasloe, County Galway; if he will state if a suitable site has been identified; the way staff from the NRA are willing to relocate to Ballinasloe; if he will give a timetable for this project to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11383/04]
View answerThe Office of Public Works has been actively seeking suitable accommodation sites for the National Roads Authority in Ballinasloe. Discussions between my Department, the OPW and the NRA will begin shortly to identify a suitable site based on this work. The report of the decentralisation implementation group, which was published on 7 April 2004, recommended that a central applications facility be established to identify staff who wish to decentralise to the various locations. NRA staff will have access to this facility which, when operative, will make it possible to identify the numbers of staff who wish to decentralise with the NRA. The NRA is working on an implementation plan and will report to the implementation group.
