Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance when a section of the Revenue Commissioners will be decentralised to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the decentralisation programme it is intended that 50 posts of the Revenue Commissioners will be decentralised to Listowel, County Kerry.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the timing of the movement of staff to Listowel is dependant on suitable accommodation being available. At present the Office of Public Works is examining a number of proposals in relation to a suitable site in Listowel. The data from the central applications facility, CAF, published in September 2004 showed that a total of 27 applicants within Revenue and 20 applicants from other Departments have applied to decentralise with the Revenue Commissioners to Listowel. There was also 1 application from the public service.