Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [7751/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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I am indicating the number of whole time equivalent posts involved in brackets beside the section name or the name of the organisation in each case.

The following sections are due to relocate from my Department's campus in Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 under the programme of decentralisation. Further Education Section (19); Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Policy Unit and Post Primary Administration (part) (20); Social Inclusion Unit (part) (7.5); Teacher Education Section (20.9); Higher Education Section (22.2); Public Private Partnership (3.5); Central Policy Unit (8); Change Management Unit (9.7); External Staff Relations (9.5); Internal Audit Unit (5.5); ICT — Policy Unit (5); Legal Services Unit (9); International Section (24.03); IT Unit (part) 27.4); Secretary General, Management Advisory Committee and support staff (18); Minister's and Ministers' of State offices (20.3); Regional Office Directorate (6.8); Accommodation & Services (18.33); Press, Communications & FOI Units (14.7); Personnel & Staff Training (19.4); NDP/Structural Funds Unit (10.50); Statistics (9.8); Youth Affairs (10.8); Inspectorate (part) (22); Telephonists (3); Service Staff (15); Cleaners (8).

In addition to this Finance Unit (part) (17.4) will relocate from the Irish Life Building, Abbey Street, Dublin 1 and the administrative headquarters of the National Educational Psychological Service (14.4) will relocate from Frederick Court, North Frederick Street, Dublin 1.

Office accommodation for my Department is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and any decisions on the use of property vacated by my Department as a result of the programme of decentralisation will be a matter for the OPW.

Six bodies under the aegis of my Department will decentralise. They are: National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (16)) Jervis House, Jervis Street, Dublin 1, Further Education Training & Awards Council (44) East Point Business Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3, Higher Education Training & Awards Council (33) 26-27 Denzille Lane Dublin 2, Higher Education Authority (60.1) Brooklawn House, Crampton Avenue, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, National Education Welfare Board (11) 16-12 Green Street, Dublin 7, National Council for Curriculum & Assessment (35) 24 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Each of these bodies has procured its present accommodation independently of my Department or the OPW. On their relocation under the programme of decentralisation they will dispose of any interest they hold in their current accommodation in accordance with the lease/licence under which they now occupy these premises.