Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 48: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in regard to the decentralisation of his Department to Knock; the number of applications that have been received to date for the decentralisation of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22592/05]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is scheduled to complete its move to Knock Airport by the end of 2007. A site has been chosen for a headquarters building and the Office of Public Works is in the process of finalising the purchase of that site. It is expected that a competition will be advertised subsequently for the design and building of the headquarters and that work on site will begin in the final quarter of this year. All necessary work on the building is scheduled to be completed in time for staff to move to Knock Airport by the end of 2007. Approximately 160 posts are relocating to Knock Airport and to date 157 applications have been received through the central applications facility.