Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2010
322 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 4 November 2009, the timetable for the completion of the project; the total number of whole-time personnel to be based in Roscommon; the number currently located in Roscommon; the breakdown between decentralised posts and posts transferred from other local offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25322/10]
View answerThe Office of Public Works (OPW), which has responsibility for providing the accommodation in Roscommon, has informed the Property Registration Authority (PRA) that work on the new building is proceeding. The OPW has indicated that the new building will be ready for occupation in the first quarter of 2011.
Under the Government's decentralisation programme the total number of posts envisaged for the Roscommon office of the PRA is 230. On 10 June 2010, 76 staff were employed by the PRA in its temporary accommodation in Roscommon Town. Of these staff, 18 had previously worked in the Department of Agriculture's local office in Roscommon Town, with the balance of 58 coming from Dublin (24), other regional locations (23) and new recruits (11).
