Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 527: To ask the Minister for Defence 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. [7750/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The headquarters of the Department of Defence which is currently located at Infirmary Rd., Parkgate, Dublin 7 and Coláiste Caoimhín, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 is due to move in its entirety from Dublin to Newbridge, Co. Kildare by late 2008. There will be 200 posts in my Department post decentralisation; the same number as there are currently in Dublin.

It is understood that the building at Parkgate, which is due to be vacated by my Department, may be assigned by the OPW to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The OPW have indicated that no decision has been made as yet in relation to Coláiste Caoimhín, but that it is unlikely to be retained as office accommodation.

Defence Forces Headquarters is due to relocate to the Curragh, with over 300 Defence Forces personnel moving to that location.

The Civil Defence Board, Benamore Industrial Estate, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary is a State Authority under the aegis of the Department of Defence. It relocated from Dublin to Roscrea initially in 2004 and in full in 2006. The same number of staff (approximately 25) are working in Roscrea as there were prior to decentralisation working in the Civil Defence Board's previous accommodation in Ratra House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.

It is understood that once refurbishment works are complete, the building at Ratra House will be used by The President's Award-Gaisce and by the Office of Public Works.