Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the situation regarding the decentralisation programme under way in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7701/07]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to relocating 140 posts to new headquarters at Knock Airport which we expect to see completed in late 2008. To further the decentralisation process, 70 posts have been assigned to temporary offices in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo which opened in July last year. The intention is that these posts will be relocated to Knock Airport when the new building is ready.

Of the 10 posts due to decentralise to Na Forbacha, Galway, 9 have already relocated there and it is expected that the remaining post will be in place later this year.