Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

I am not sure I have made my point. What is the point of moving bus mechanics to Mitchelstown when most Bus Éireann services operate from Dublin? It does not seem to make any sense. I am not against decentralisation — I am in favour of it if it makes sense. The Minister has said that things are looking rosier and that more people are willing to transfer. Loughrea seems to be the place to go, for some reason. When does the Minister expect the first of the agencies under the aegis of his Department to be decentralised? What agency will be the first to be moved? When will that happen?

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