Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding decentralisation of the Revenue Commissioners to Newcastle West, County Limerick. [19869/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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In accordance with the Government's decentralisation programme, the Revenue Commissioners will decentralise 50 posts to Newcastle West. The decentralisation implementation group, DIG, which was established to drive forward the implementation of the programme requested all decentralising organisations to prepare and submit implementation plans. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that they have, as requested, prepared and submitted an implementation plan to the DIG for Newcastle West and that this plan is being progressed.

An analysis of first preferences applications from the central application facility indicates that there are 81 applicants for Newcastle West.

Internal information seminars with regard to the transfer of work from the Collector General's Office to the new locations in the mid-west region which includes Newcastle West have been completed. Letters of offer for transfer to Newcastle West were issued to staff on 10 June 2005.

Further progress on decentralisation of Revenue staff to Newcastle West is dependent on the availability of accommodation. A site has been acquired, and the Office of Public Works is considering a design and build solution.