Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation proposals for Athy and Kildare towns; the timescale of such proposals; if there are any outstanding issues in regard to such proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16853/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the Government's decentralisation programme it was decided that 250 Revenue posts should be decentralised to Athy, County Kildare. It was also decided that a further 380 Revenue posts and 34 posts from my Department would be decentralised to Kildare town. The report from the decentralisation implementation group, dated 19 November 2004, which was accepted by Government, did not include Athy or Kildare as locations in the first phase of moves. It is expected that a further report will issue from the DIG dealing with all remaining locations and organisations not covered in its November report.