Written answers

Tuesday, 20 March 2007

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Decentralisation Programme

11:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 536: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of civil servants in his Department who have transferred to offices outside Dublin under the decentralisation programme to date; the percentage of these who had a previous transfer within a two year period of the decentralisation transfer; the number of these people who transferred from a non-Dublin office to a Dublin office in the initial transfer; the average time spent in the Dublin office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/07]

Photo of Noel DempseyNoel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The Government's decentralisation programme provides for the relocation of the Marine functions of my Department to Clonakilty and the headquarters of my Department to Cavan. Thirty-one staff have decentralised to Clonakilty and twenty-six to Cavan to date. Decentralised staff members originally based in non-Dublin offices were not required to transfer to Dublin in advance of relocation. Information regarding the percentage of these staff members who had a previous transfer within the two year period prior to decentralisation is not available to my Department as most were employed in other Departments/offices during this time.

In addition to the above, approximately twenty staff members have left my Department with a view to decentralisation with other organisations.

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