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Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004

Tuesday, 15 June 2004

Questions (293)

John Bruton

Question:

344 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason the decentralisation implementation plan of his Department was not completed within the time limit set. [17766/04]

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Written answers

As the Deputy will be aware, the report of the decentralisation implementation group, dated 31 March 2004, requested each Department to prepare its own implementation plan in the light of the report. My Department immediately set about this task, listing the issues which required to be addressed in terms of people, property and business and incorporating risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

Contemporaneous with the publication of the report the Flynn group invited the Secretary General of the Department to meet to discuss the issues arising for the Department. That meeting took place on 3 June 2004. Following this meeting at which relevant issues central to the implementation plan were discussed, the plan was finalised and considered by the management advisory committee of my Department. The plan was furnished to the decentralisation group on 10 June 2004.

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