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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Decentralisation of Departments.

Decentralisation Sites in Cavan

Summary

Deputy Fitzpatrick said the selected Cavan site remained available. The Minister said it had been returned to the local authority and could be reconsidered if offered again; he added that sites remained available in Galway and Sligo.

Seán Treacy An Ceann Comhairle Independent

I am trying to deal with the Deputy's next question. I am sorry, I did not see Deputy Fitzpatrick.

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Did I understand the Minister to say that a site is not available in Cavan? If I was correct in that, might I suggest that the Minister make further inquiries because the site which was selected, I understand, by the Minister's Government when they were last in power is still available?

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My information at the moment is that it has been given back to the local authority but, as I said to Deputy O'Malley, should the Deputy wish that this site be offered again by the local authority, it could be taken into account in the context of the overall examination and a final decision by my colleagues in Government. It will be important that we have sites available.

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Is the site still there from the list we started out with?

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I mentioned only the ones where there were no sites. The sites are still available in Galway and Sligo.

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