Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on decentralising the Office of Public Works to Kanturk, County Cork; the type of jobs that will available; and if they will all be filled internally or if some of the vacancies will be filled from outside. [3205/07]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently negotiating the acquisition of a site in Kanturk for a new decentralised office, in conjunction with the Local Authority. The indicative timeframe for the completion of the construction of the new building in Kanturk is the end of 2008. This office, which will have of the order of 100 posts, has currently some 90 applications on the Central Applications Facility (CAF), which remains open for new applications. OPW is currently processing these CAF applications and it is expected that CAF applicants currently employed with Government Departments and Offices will fill the majority of the posts concerned.