Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position of leased accommodation within his Department; the position in regard to the proposal of decentralisation as to the cost to date his Department has had in regard to leasing of property due to the stated proposal or to the capital cost of such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department currently occupies leased accommodation at the following locations:

(1) Mespil Road, Dublin;

(2) Tubbercurry, Co Sligo;

(3) Doirí Beaga, Co Donegal; and

(4) Acaill, Co Mayo.

The accommodation in Doirí Beaga and Acaill is leased from Údarás na Gaeltachta.

In relation to decentralisation, the Deputy will be aware that my Department's headquarters are scheduled to decentralise to Charlestown, Co Mayo, under the Decentralisation Programme. In an advance move, a total of 100 staff have now decentralised and are in temporary accommodation in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo. As the Deputy will be aware from replies to previous Questions, issues in relation to property, accommodation and costs arising are a matter for the Office of Public Works.