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- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Joan Burton: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if a survey has been carried out generally to establish the number of public servants willing to transfer to new locations under his decentralisation proposals; if the move will be voluntary and if no public servant will suffer in regard to career options or promotional opportunities if they do not wish to move to a new location; if an assessment...
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Charlie McCreevy: I have not undertaken a survey of civil servants or public servants to ascertain the numbers who wish to transfer to each of the locations included in the decentralisation programme. Conducting such a survey in advance of clearer time lines for the sequencing of all the various moves would be of limited value. The decentralisation programme will operate on a voluntary basis. Civil and public...
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Joan Burton: As regards the Minister's statement about clearer time lines for the sequencing of moves and transfers out of Dublin, is that coded language for saying that the decentralisation programme will take longer than the three years advertised in the budget? What are the clearer time lines? Is the Minister talking about the ten year period which has frequently been described as the time required? Is...
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Charlie McCreevy: The time line to complete this programme is 31 December 2006 and I hope that will be met. We chose that date to put pressure on Ministers and Departments to ensure it is done before a certain event occurs in the summer of 2007. I make no apologies for saying that, it will put pressure on Ministers and politicians to ensure it is delivered. I am aware of newspaper speculation about some...
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Joan Burton: As the Minister is aware, St. Valentine's Day has just passed. Does the Minister have any consideration for a couple, both of whom are civil servants, who may have two children with child care costs of between â¬800 and â¬1,200 per month? One may be moved to Killarney with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism and the other to Wexford with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and...
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Séamus Pattison: We must move on to the next question as we have exceeded the time for this one.
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Joan Burton: How does the Minister propose to deal with these issues?
- Decentralisation Programme. (17 Feb 2004)
Charlie McCreevy: Along with other Ministers, I have repeatedly said this is a voluntary programme. Given that and with the wide decentralisation, it will be possible to meet most people's requirements. Under this programme, full Departments are moving to provincial locations. The map of Ireland after decentralisation will show large clusters of public and civil servants in various regions. It will therefore...