Communities to miss out as 40 projects axed

FORTY decentralisation projects are being scrapped under the plan, meaning communities from Arklow to Youghal will miss out.

But Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin has insisted the decentralisation project had been “malign” to begin with, and had impacted negatively on the capacity of Government departments.

Just 32 decentralisation projects have gone or will go ahead, either because the agencies and staff involved have already moved to the new locations, or because permanent accommodation is almost ready.