Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will detail, providing in each case the full postal address, of each section of his Department, each State, semi-State body and agency under the aegis of his Department, which has moved or is due to move from Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the number of staff based there prior to decentralisation; the number of staff that will be based there post decentralisation; and in respect of each building, the intended use it will be put to once decentralisation is complete. [7760/07]

Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The agencies under my Department and sections of the Department which have moved, or are in the process of moving are as follows: The Road Safety Authority, which is headquartered in Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo, and has offices in Moyvalley Industrial Estate, Station Road, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway, and Block 43, Park West Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 12. The premises in Moyvalley Industrial Estate are currently being fitted out to accommodate all 129 RSA staff in Ballina. The posts in Park West are due to fully decentralize to Clonfert House, Loughrea, Co. Galway on 26th March, and involve the transfer of 40 posts.

The Road Transport Operator Licensing Division of my Department is also based in Block 43, Park West Business Park, Nangor Road, Dublin 12, and is due to decentralize to Clonfert House, Bride Street, Loughrea, Co. Galway. There are 10 posts involved in this move. The remaining staff based in Park West will be returning to Department of Transport headquarters in the city centre, and the Park West premises will then be returned to the OPW. The Maritime Safety Function of my Department is due to decentralize to Drogheda with 37 posts transferring and is not identified as an early mover for decentralization.

The other agencies not identified as early movers for decentralization are listed below. Consequently, no dates for the transfer of functions have been agreed. In relation to property, no sites have yet been identified in respect of these agencies. The OPW is presently in the process of locating sites.