Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 May 2004
209 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Transport the details regarding his decentralisation proposals for Mitchelstown, County Cork, as announced in the budget; the numbers to be decentralised to Mitchelstown; the appointment of each worker position that will be decentralised; when he expects this decentralisation proposal to be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8984/04]
View answerDetails of the positions to be transferred have not yet been finalised. To date, in the transport implementation group more than 80 posts that could be transferred from Bus Éireann have been identified. Discussions with Bus Éireann are continuing and the chairman has been asked to examine urgently the options for meeting the overall target of 200 for Mitchelstown. Bus Éireann, along with the other organisations involved in the decentralisation programme, have been asked to prepare an implementation plan by the end of May.
