Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have moved directly with their job in respect of assignments made within his Department to decentralised posts; the number who are new recruits recruited within the past 24 months; the number who have been appointed on promotion; and the additional personal costs to be associated with the move. [8237/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The decentralisation programme involves the relocation of my Department's operations to four locations in the south east — Wexford, Waterford, New Ross and Kilkenny. At this stage, a total of 70 staff — including 12 existing staff from my Department, 43 new recruits and 15 persons transferred under the central applications facility, CAF — are now serving in the Department in posts which are transferring to the south east.

Details of any additional staff costs which may arise from the decentralisation programme cannot be estimated at this stage. However, the timing of the transfer of incoming staff is being planned to minimise any such costs. No additional staff costs have arisen to date.