Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of posts decentralised to date as part of his Department's decentralisation programme; the location of the decentralised posts in each case; the corresponding number of posts that have been reduced from his Department's Dublin offices to date; and the overall net loss or gain in terms of post numbers as a result of the decentralisation of these posts. [19651/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Civil Defence Board, which is a State Authority under the aegis of the Department of Defence, has decentralised to Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. An advance party relocated from Dublin to Roscrea in 2004 and the full compliment of staff relocated to new premises in 2006. The number of staff in Roscrea is 25 which is the same as it was prior to the decentralisation of the Board from its previous accommodation in Ratra House, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8.

All Dublin based civil service staff of the Department of Defence, who are currently located at Infirmary Rd., Dublin 7 and Coláiste Caoimhín, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, are due to decentralise to Newbridge, Co. Kildare by late 2008/early 2009. There will be about 200 civil service posts in Newbridge, the same number as currently in Dublin.