Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Defence the position of the decentralisation of the Department to Newbridge; the proposal date for commencement of the operation; the number of officials that have agreed voluntarily to the move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27012/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Government decision on decentralisation announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement on 3 December 2003 provides for the transfer of my Department's Dublin based Civil Service staff to Newbridge, County Kildare. The number of staff to be relocated to Newbridge is 200.

The date envisaged for the move to Newbridge is the second quarter of 2007. The Office of Public Works is currently in discussions with Kildare County Council regarding issues surrounding the site in Newbridge for the Department's new headquarters.

A total of 414 personnel, of whom 78 are currently serving in the Department, have expressed an interest in relocating to Newbridge. The Department is in the process of compiling data on the personnel who have applied voluntarily to the move.