Written answers

Thursday, 27 September 2007

Department of Education and Science

Decentralisation Programme

5:00 pm

Photo of Willie PenroseWillie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the provision of temporary accommodation in Mullingar to facilitate personnel from her Department who wish to come there as part of the decentralisation project for Mullingar; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a significant number of people wish to come to Mullingar as part of decentralisation; if she will take steps to ensure that same is realised in providing the accommodation necessary for an advance number of such civil servants who wish to decentralise at this point in time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21246/07]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Last week, the Office of Public Works announced progress towards the provision of permanent accommodation in Mullingar for my Department.

To date no decision has been taken as to whether a number of posts will be located into temporary accommodation in Mullingar in advance of the full decentralisation of 300 posts into the new permanent accommodation. The issue has been examined from time to time.

One hundred posts (100) in my Department will relocate from Dublin to Athlone next year, so my Department will relocate 400 posts from Dublin into new permanent accommodation in Athlone and Mullingar over a period of approximately 2 years. The capacity of my Department to manage its business if this process is accelerated will be a major consideration deciding as to whether it is appropriate to relocate a number of posts into temporary accommodation in Mullingar in advance of the full move of 300 posts into the new permanent accommodation.

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