Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

It is worth going back over the record. Decentralisation is about people. We promised that 140 staff would go to Knock Airport. We decentralised 100 to Tubbercurry and we have 91 located there. We promised ten staff to the Department's office in Na Forbacha and that decentralisation is complete. We promised 40 staff of Pobail to Clifden. We had 25 there and I believe the number is now 20. We promised 30 staff of Foras na Gaeilge to Gaoth Dobhair. That is a North-South body with a lot of difficulties. There are five definites and eight possibles; depending on who gets the job, up to 13 will be going there. We have proceeded with all elements of decentralisation promised in 2003, but what we have not got is a permanent building.

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