Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme and who subsequently withdrew their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7877/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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The Public Appointments Service estimates that a small proportion of the 10,600 applications, approximately 380, have been withdrawn from the central applications facility to date. In view of the nature of the programme and the timescales involved, individual circumstances are open to change and therefore application status can fluctuate as the programme is rolled out. The picture will become clearer over the coming period as staff are assigned to decentralising organisations.

The Deputy may be interested to note that there continues to be, each week, new applications from individuals wishing to decentralise under the Government's programme.