The report from the decentralisation implementation group dated 19 November 2004 did not include Kildare town, County Kildare as a location in the first phase of moves. A further report will issue from the group in spring 2005 dealing with all remaining locations, including Kildare town. My Department, the Revenue Commissioners and the Office of Public Works are in the process of preparing a brief of requirements for accommodation of the units decentralising to Kildare town. When the brief is finalised the process of pursuing a property solution will be progressed by the Office of Public Works.
The data from the central applications facility published in September showed that a total of 35 persons have applied for decentralisation to Kildare town with my Department and a total of 120 persons have applied for decentralisation to Kildare town with the Revenue Commissioners as their first choice.