John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance if difficulties have arisen with the decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland to Dungarvan, County Waterford, due to its status as a State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16408/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the Decentralisation Programme it is intended that Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) will decentralise to Dungarvan, County Waterford. I am informed by OSI that arrangements for decentralisation are proceeding in accordance with their implementation plan and that a site has been acquired in Dungarvan by the Office of Public Works (OPW). OSI have submitted a detailed plan of its requirements in the new location to the OPW.

The Government and the Decentralisation Implementation Group (DIG) have always recognised that there are complexities involved in the State Agency aspect of the decentralisation programme. Traditionally there is no experience of decentralisation among state agencies and no tradition of inter-organisational transfer or movement among staff. However, both the Government and the DIG remain of the view that these challenges can be addressed through the active engagement of management and unions.