Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 15 Nov 1995

Vol. 458 No. 3

Written Answers. - Decentralisation Programme.

Theresa Ahearn

Ceist:

61 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Finance the locations where decentralisation have taken place; the population of each centre; the date when the decentralisation took place; when a new programme of decentralisation will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16957/95]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

The details sought are as follows:

Location	Population	Date Building Occupied
Cavan	5,254	May 1989
Galway	50,853	July 1989
Sligo	17,964	November 1989
Ballina	8,167	October 1989
Letterkenny	10,726	October 1990
Killarney	9,950	August 1990
Athlone	15,358	September 1991
Ennis I	16,058	March 1992
Ennis II		October 1992
Nenagh	5,825	June 1992
Kilkenny I	17,669	May 1993
Limerick	75,436	June 1993
Cork	174,147	February 1994
Longford	6,824	January 1994
Tullamore	9,430	October 1995

In addition to the above sites Goverment decisions exist covering the building of centres as follows:

Location	Population
Portlaoise	8,360
Kilkenny II	17,669
Waterford	41,853
Roscommon	3,427
	Completion date early 1996
Dundalk	30,061
Wexford
Wexford/EPA	15,393

Note: The population details are from the 1991 Census.

Pending completion of the existing decentralisation programme and a review of its effectiveness there are no plans, at present, to initiate a further programme.