Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 September 2004
1102 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he envisages, in the proposed decentralisation of the Offices of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Offices of the Refugee Applications Commissioner to Tipperary town, or the partial decentralisation of both such bodies to the same location that both of them will also be accommodated in the same building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22060/04]
View answer1103 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is envisaged that the Offices of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and Offices of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, will be wholly or partially decentralised to Tipperary town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22061/04]
View answerI propose to take questions 1102 and 1103 together.
As announced by my colleague the Minister for Finance on 3 December 2003, the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner will be partially decentralised to Tipperary town together with other staff dealing with asylum application matters. It is envisaged that the decentralisation will not take place before the summer of 2006.
Under the decentralisation implementation plans published by the Office of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner it is proposed that both bodies should be accommodated in the same building in Tipperary town with a separate entrance for each body. The Office of Public Works has been made aware of these requirements.
