Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 December 2004
134 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Finance the timescale for the transfer of 50 members to Kilrush in County Clare regarding the Government’s proposal for decentralisation; if the Government has identified and purchased the site for a building; the breakdown of the locations from which the applicants are coming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe report of the decentralisation implementation group entitled "Selection of organisations/ locations for inclusion in the first phase of moves" contains details of those organisations/locations which will be included in the first phase of moves. Kilrush will be among those locations. Details provided by the OPW show an indicative timescale for completion of construction of office accommodation in Kilrush as the fourth quarter of 2006. The full report is available on the website of the Department of Finance, www.finance.gov.ie. A total of 72 applications has been received from civil and public servants for transfer to Kilrush. Some 13 of these applications are from Dublin and 59 are from provincial locations around the country. The purchase of a site in Kilrush has not yet been finalised.
135 Mr. Breen asked the Minister for Finance if, under the decentralisation programme the Government has abandoned plans to decentralise Enterprise Ireland to Shannon in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31623/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe report of the decentralisation implementation group entitled "Selection of organisations/ locations for inclusion in the first phase of moves" which I published on 24 November 2004 sets out the list of organisations-locations to be included in the first phase of moves. The report also sets out the criteria the implementation group used to select these locations. Shannon is not among these locations. The full contents of the reportare available on the Finance website at www.finance.gov.ie. I can confirm the Government has not abandoned plans to relocate Enterprise Ireland to Shannon.
In its report the implementation group states that it will report again in spring 2005 concerning the locations and organisations not covered in the current report.
