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Fri 11 Nov 2006OPW to spend €35m buying sitesDecentralisation: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is planning to spend around €35 million next year on securing sites and buildings to facilitate the Government's decentralisation programme.The OPW is also to receive a 56 per cent increase in funding for new works, alterations and additions, some of which will allow for construction work to start on offices for civil and public service staff moving from Dublin.