Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 545: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that an advance party of staff have been appointed to the Land Registry Office in Roscommon Town; the number of staff involved; the locations from which the staff are being transferred; when they will take up this appointment; when the decision was taken to establish an advance party of public servants in the town; if temporary accommodation has been obtained for these staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I understand from the Registrar of Deeds and Titles that the Land Registry is planning to set up a small advance unit in Roscommon town to progress its decentralisation programme. Following recent discussions between the Department of Finance, the Department of Agriculture and Food and the Land Registry, it was agreed that approximately twenty-two staff would be re-deployed from the Department of Agriculture and Food to the Land Registry. These, together with some serving Land Registry staff who have volunteered to transfer to Roscommon, will be accommodated in space identified by the Office of the Public Works in existing government offices in the town.

I understand that Land Registry management has identified suitable work which can be readily transferred to this advance unit and is planning for commencement of operations in Roscommon in July. The numbers initially working in the Land Registry office in Roscommon will be approximately forty.