Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants who have volunteered for decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The results published following the closure of the priority period for applications for decentralisation, 7 September 2004, showed that 8,958 applications were received during the priority period, of which 4,813 were from people located in Dublin. Of these, 8,152 were from civil servants, 4,236 of whom are based in Dublin.

Since then, more than 500 new applications have been received most from civil servants. The table shows a break down of civil service applications.

The results are encouraging and provide a very good base from which to move forward.