Michael Lowry (Tipperary North, Independent)
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Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date on the planned decentralisation to Thurles, County Tipperary; the expected date by which civil servants will begin working in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28242/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Under the Government's decentralisation programme, 114 posts from Garda headquarters are scheduled to relocate to Thurles. The decentralisation implementation group reported to the Minister for Finance on 30 June 2005 and gave early 2008 as the indicative date for completion of the building to house all the civil servants who are moving to Thurles. As an advance move, the Garda Central Vetting Unit will now relocate to Thurles from the Phoenix Park and it is expected that this office will be up and running by the end of November.