Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 282: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 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. [7757/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department's decentralisation programme runs from 2004 to 2009 and involves the transfer of around 900 posts from twelve agencies and units under the aegis of my Department to seven locations around the country.

Any decisions on the disposal or use of Dublin office space, post decentralisation, will be taken in consultation with the Office of Public Works. Those decisions will depend on a range of factors including the requirements of my Department at the time and the specific circumstances associated with each building such as its location, quality and design, tenure, office area and whether it is leasehold or freehold. Accordingly, it is not possible, at this stage of the programme, to be precise as to how these buildings will be used. The particular details of the decentralising offices requested by the Deputy are set out below.

Thurles — Sections of Garda Headquarters (114 posts), Phoenix Park and Capel Street, Dublin 1.

Portarlington — Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (22 posts), Irish Life Centre, Dublin 1 and Equality Tribunal (32 posts), 3 Clonmel Street, Dublin 2.

Roscrea — Equality Authority (54 posts), 2 Clonmel Street, Dublin 2 and Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission* (23 posts).

Longford — Irish Prison Service (141 posts), S.I.A.C. Building, Monastery Road, Clondalkin, Dublin.

Roscommon — Property Registration Authority (230 posts), Chancery Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7.

Navan — Garda Civilian HR Division*(36 posts), Office of the Director of Probation Service (20 posts), Smithfield Chambers, Smithfield, Dublin 7, National Property Services Regulatory Authority* (6 posts) and Coroners Agency* (40 posts).

Tipperary — Sections of Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (186 posts), Burgh Quay, Dublin 1.

*Newly established agencies where there is no Dublin based office to be vacated.