Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 May 2006
159 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the status of the decentralisation of the Railway Safety Commission and the National Roads Authority to Ballinasloe; the timetable for completion of the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18986/06]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my previous answer to Dáil Question No. 471, answered on Tuesday 25 April, 2006 where I set out the full position.
Under the decentralisation programme there are 90 posts in the National Roads Authority (NRA) and 20 posts in the Railway Safety Commission due to decentralise to Ballinasloe. Implementation issues, including the identification of accommodation, are being pursued by the agencies themselves. The table shows the number of applications received for each Agency.
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Agency/Section |
No. of Posts to decentralise |
CAF Applicants |
|
|
Civil Servants |
Public Servants |
||
|
National Roads Authority (Ballinasloe) |
90 |
59 (external) 1 (external) |
6 (internal) |
|
Railway Safety Commission (Ballinasloe) |
20 |
4 (external) |
2 (external) |
The NRA and the RSC have not been identified by the Decentralisation Implementation Group as early movers.
