Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
710 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress to date on the decentralisation programme for the coastguard section of his Department to Drogheda , County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22549/04]
View answerThe Government's decentralisation programme involves the decentralisation of the headquarters of the maritime safety directorate and Irish coastguard of my Department to Drogheda. The process of relocation is being progressed through an established partnership forum. The Central Applications Facility includes a total of 47 posts, 24 for general service posts and 23 for specialist technical posts, in respect of both elements of the Department. There have been 71 expressions of interest via CAF for these posts to date, including 19 from persons serving within the Department. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the property elements of the decentralisation programme and my Department is liaising closely with OPW on all locations for decentralisation including Drogheda.
