Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will detail, providing in each case the full postal address, of each section of her Department, each State, semi-State body and agency under the aegis of her 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. [7746/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The following Divisions of my Department, due to decentralise to Portlaoise, are based at Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Milk Policy* (including milk public health and milk quotas)

Meat Hygiene & Animal By-Products*

Meat Policy* (including beef, sheepmeat, pigmeat/poultry)

EU & International Affairs

CAP Rural Development

Food Industry Development

Crop Policy & State Bodies*

Food Safety Liaison

Corporate Affairs/General Co-ordination*

Finance*

Internal Audit Unit*

Economics & Planning*

Personnel*

Accommodation, Health & Safety, Procurement and ISO Projects*

Management Services*

Legal Services & Land Services

Information Systems Divisions*

Integrated Controls*

Specialist Farm Services Environment & Evaluation*

Research, Food & Codex Co-ordination*

Veterinary Pigmeat and Poultrymeat

Veterinary Public Health

The Divisions marked with an asterix have had some posts transferred either to Grattan Business Centre, Dublin Road, Portlaoise or Kea-Lew Business Park, Portlaoise. The Department also has some staff, whose posts are due to decentralise, based at:

St. Stephen's Green House, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, part of the Information Systems Divisions

Bishop Street, Dublin 8, part of Legal Services & Land Services Division

Hume House, Dublin 4, part of Single Payment Division.

The Department is decentralising 600 posts to Portlaoise. After decentralisation the Department's presence in Dublin will be limited to the local office in Tallaght, a Ministerial Secretariat in Agriculture House, Kildare Street and some inspection posts, including those at the ports. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the Department's buildings in Dublin and will address the issue of intended use in due course. Bord Bia's head office is at Clanwilliam Court, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2. The Government decision on Bord Bia was that it would move in full to Enniscorthy, involving 85 posts.