Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 November 2004
51 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on progress on the decentralisation of her Department and State agencies under her remit; the number of civil servants in her Department and the State agencies under the remit who have applied to move under the CAF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29327/04]
View answerSince the Government's announcement, my Department has established a decentralisation implementation committee, to plan and control the process. Tangible progress has been made on the decentralisation of my Department to Portlaoise already, with some 50 staff having been assigned there in July. It is envisaged that at least a further 50 will be relocated there during 2005.
The number of my Department's staff who have applied to move to these locations under the decentralisation programme is: 72 to Portlaoise, 45 to Macroom and 43 to Fermoy. Bord Glas has been amalgamated with An Bord Bia with effect from 1 July 2004. The necessary structures have been put in place in An Bord Bia to deal with the implementation of the decentralisation programme. Some 18 Bord Bia staff have applied to move to Enniscorthy.
