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- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to address the matter and I hope he will address it sympathetically. In his budget statement in December, the Minister for Finance announced the decentralisation of part of the Department of Agriculture and Food from Cork city to Macroom. I understand the rationale behind decentralisation was to decentralise posts from Dublin. This is one...
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
Noel Treacy: The Government's decision on the decentralisation of 10,300 staff from Departments and the Office of Public Works includes plans to decentralise 70 staff from Cork city to Macroom. Since the decision was taken, the Department has established an implementation committee to oversee all aspects of decentralisation. If we are to realise the benefits of decentralisation it is clear that...
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
David Stanton: The Minister of State is not being serious.
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
Noel Treacy: On a wider scale, the creation of jobs and the movement of families to the 53 locations chosen for decentralisation will bring considerable economic benefit to those communities and a greater element of service delivery at local level. In this context, we will keep in mind the issue of providing the best possible quality of service to the Department's customers when formulating plans for...
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
David Stanton: Surely the Minister of State did not write this response.
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
Noel Treacy: It is the current status of the great move from Dublin to the regions. It will deliver real service to people across Cork.
- Decentralisation Programme. (30 Mar 2004)
David Stanton: The Minister did not address the issue. It is a farce.