Written answers
Thursday, 25 May 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Decentralisation Programme
5:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 330: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [20320/06]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 332: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [20348/06]
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 333: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [20370/06]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 330, 332 and 333 together.
The assignments that have taken place to date for each of my Department's four locations identified for decentralisation are set out in the following table:
| Wexford | Kilkenny | Waterford | New Ross | |
| Total posts to be decentralised | 249 | 62 | 225 | 125 |
| Total staff assigned to date | 52 | 24 | 12 | 10 |
| of which are new recruits | 18 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| of which are assigned on promotion | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
The position relating to the assignment of professional/technical staff under the decentralisation programme is as follows:
| Wexford | Kilkenny | Waterford | New Ross | |
| Total Professional/Technical posts to be decentralised | 16 | 15 | 69 | 34 |
| Total Professional/Technical staff assigned to date | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
62 members of staff have opted for redeployment under the centrally agreed protocols for the redeployment of staff opting to remain Dublin. One person has been redeployed to date under these arrangements and my Department has reached agreement on the redeployment of a further two members of staff. 3 staff in the National Building Agency and 23 staff in the Local Government Computer Services Board have applied for decentralisation with their agencies to Wexford and Drogheda respectively.
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 331: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 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. [20334/06]
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 viz, Wexford, Waterford, New Ross and Kilkenny. It is expected that the Department's offices in Wexford will be completed in the third quarter of 2008. Indicative construction dates for the remaining locations are Kilkenny — end 2008, New Ross in early 2009 and Waterford mid 2009.
Two agencies under the aegis of my Department are also included in the decentralisation programme. The Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) is due to move to Drogheda while the National Building Agency (NBA) will be relocating to Wexford. Accommodation in both these areas is currently being sought as part of the over all decentralisation programme.
Once office accommodation becomes available in each location, it is expected that staff and operations will move as soon as possible thereafter.
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