Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will proceed with the previous Government's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9665/11]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the developments regarding decentralisation in 2011 in particular the programme for acquisition of new office accommodation where decentralised staff are in temporary rented accommodation and if he will list which priority projects will proceed. [9706/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 73 together.

The Government has not yet taken any decision in relation to either the programme or individual projects.

The Government recently agreed to conduct a Capital Expenditure Review with the focus on programmes and projects that will best support economic recovery. This may have implications for the availability of capital funding for decentralisation projects. The requirement to reduce public service numbers by some 24,000 in the period to 2015 and the moratorium on the filling of vacancies also needs to be taken into account.

As regards developments in 2011, the Property Registration Authority moved into permanent accommodation in Roscommon in January and a new building is under construction in Tipperary Town for the Department of Justice and Equality where that Department already has an advance office in place.