Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the decentralisation of sections of his Department to Tipperary Town in the past twelve months; and when the decentralisation of sections of his Department to South Tipperary will be completed. [42361/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Under my Department's decentralisation programme, one hundred and eighty-six posts from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (I.N.I.S.) are scheduled to move to Tipperary town in 2008.

I understand that the Office of Public Works has completed the purchase of a site in Tipperary town. They are now in the process of deciding on the appropriate development of the site to accommodate the staff involved who will transfer to I.N.I.S. under the Central Applications Facility.

In addition, the Deputy will be aware that the Private Security Authority, currently comprising 29 staff, has since its establishment in 2004 been located in Tipperary Town.