Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 284: To ask the Minister for Finance the developments which have been made on the decentralisation programme with specific reference to Mullingar; if planning permission has been applied for in this case; the costs of accommodation for his Department which have been agreed; and the projected timeframe for the transfer of the civil servants to Mullingar. [31741/05]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Office of Public Works has identified a suitable site in Mullingar town centre and negotiations to acquire it are under way. Planning permission will be applied for when a site has been formally acquired. A firm estimate of the cost of constructing the decentralised office for the Department of Education and Science will only become available when the construction tendering process has been completed. At this point in time, the latest decentralisation implementation group report of June 2005 specifies an indicative timeframe of building completion to be second quarter 2008.