Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have opted to remain in Dublin who have been reassigned from decentralising offices; and the numbers who remain to be assigned. [20319/06]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which it is expected that each of the decentralisation moves within his Department or of agencies under his Department will be completed. [20333/06]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Defence the posts of specialist skill which are planned for removal under the decentralisation move; and the number of those who have indicated a willingness to move their posts within units of and agencies under his Department. [20347/06]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons who have been assigned to each of the decentralised locations; the number of those who are new recruits; and the number moving on promotion. [20369/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 to 320, inclusive, together.

The Government Decision on decentralisation, announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget statement on 3 December 2003, provides for the transfer of all of my Department's Dublin based civil service staff to Newbridge, Co. Kildare and the transfer of 300 Defence Forces Headquarters staff to the Curragh. The number of staff to be relocated to Newbridge is 200. A total of 385 personnel, of which 60 are from within the Department, have opted to move to Newbridge. As there are more volunteers among serving civil servants at all grade levels to transfer to my Department it is not envisaged that there will be any recruitment or transfers on promotion. An additional thirteen staff from outside my Department have been assigned to this Department for the purpose of relocating to Newbridge. Twenty-four members of staff who opted not to move to Newbridge have volunteered to transfer to other Government Departments that have units that are proposed for decentralisation, and some have already moved to their new Departments. One hundred and fifty personnel have opted to remain in Dublin, and to date, eight of these have been reassigned, with a further number to be assigned over the coming months. There are two non-general service posts in my Department and one of the officers concerned has opted to transfer to Newbridge. The Office of Public Works is in the process of acquiring a site for the new Departmental Headquarters in Newbridge.