Vol. 573 No. 3
137 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date in regard to the proposed transfer of the Civil Defence school from Dublin to Roscrea; if he has plans for further decentralisation of any part of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25260/03]
The Deputy will be aware that, in the context of the White Paper on Defence, the Government decided to decentralise the Civil Defence branch of my Department to Roscrea in County Tipperary. The Office of Public Works, which has responsibility for the provision of official accommodation for Departments, is currently in discussions with the owners of a building in Roscrea with a view to providing such accommodation for the newly established Civil Defence board. I expect that the move will take place early in the summer of next year. There are currently no further decentralisation plans for my Department.
