Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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Question 372: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will implement his Department's commitment to decentralise 85 personnel to Carrickmacross; the status of that agreement; when the personnel will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23994/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Decentralisation Programme, the Department is to relocate 85 posts to Carrickmacross. According to figures received from the Central Application Facility (CAF), through which all applications for decentralisation locations must be submitted, 64 applicants applied for Carrickmacross before the priority application date of 7 September 2004. Since this date, there have been 12 new applications.

The Commissioners for Public Works have advised that they are in discussions with Monaghan County Council to provide a building for the Department of Social and Family Affairs in Carrickmacross, which will be part of an overall town centre development. The indicative timeframe for completion of the building is mid 2009.