I can inform the Deputy that under the Government's decentralisation programme announced in 2003, approximately one third of the then staffing complement of the Property Registration Authority (PRA) were to be relocated to new offices in Roscommon Town. The new decentralised office for the PRA opened in Roscommon Town on 17 January 2011 and the advance party of staff, already located in Roscommon, transferred to the new building on that date. As of 28 February 2011, there were 81 staff members located in the new office.
Although the office in Roscommon Town doesn't incorporate a public office, I should point out to the Deputy that arrangements are already in place so that customers of the PRA may meet PRA staff by appointment in the office to discuss a pending application or other relevant areas of concern.
The transfer of any new or additional functions to the Roscommon office will continue taking account of resource availability and associated training requirements and the overall operational requirements of the organisation and its customers.