Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the decentralisation programme it is intended that 210 posts of Ordnance Survey Ireland, OSI, will decentralise to Dungarvan, County Waterford. Initial data from the central applications facility indicates that while 15 staff of OSI have applied to decentralise to Dungarvan, there are a further 47 expressions of interest in decentralising to Dungarvan OSI by civil servants.

All organisations that are decentralising, including OSI, have prepared and submitted an implementation plan as requested by the decentralisation implementation group, DIG. This plan included detailed material on all issues to be addressed in terms of people, property and business planning and will be further developed as additional information emerges.

In regard to property acquisition, I understand from the Office of Public Works that agreement has been reached on the terms for the purchase of a site for OSI in Dungarvan. Contracts for sale have been received by the Chief State Solicitor's office for processing and approval.