Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
951 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the decentralisation of the Central Fisheries Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28498/08]
View answerThe decentralisation of the Central Fisheries Board (CFB) under the Government's Decentralisation Programme involves the relocation of 62 posts to Carrick-on-Shannon. To date, none of these posts has been decentralised but I can advise the Deputy that 35 staff have been assigned to posts that are relocating.
Property solutions are being pursued in respect of my Department and its agencies as part of the overall Decentralisation Programme to be funded from the Office of Public Works (OPW) Vote. Firm scale costs will emerge on foot of actual cost proposals being received from the market. It would not be possible to give definitive costings in advance of final agreement on specific proposals. OPW has recently identified a possible permanent HQ for the CFB in Carrick-on-Shannon and matters on that front are being progressed with the Board. In that regard no firm timelines have as yet been established and no costs have been incurred.
