Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants based in Dublin who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralising post and are actually in position in the decentralised location outside of Dublin; and the locations and the number of civil servants transferred from a Dublin post who are at such locations. [24430/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants based at present in my Department in Dublin who have applied to decentralise is 162. One hundred and thirty seven (137) of these applicants wish to decentralise with my Department, while 25 wish to decentralise with other organisations. To date my Department has been able to accommodate 44 officers who applied to decentralise in a location of their choice outside of Dublin. Fifty seven (57) officers who had been employed by my Department and who applied to decentralise have been accommodated by other organisations in the location of their choice outside of Dublin.

Of the 44 officers who have been assigned by my Department to posts outside of Dublin, 23 were assigned to posts in Dublin immediately prior to transfer. Of the 57 officers who transferred out of my Department to decentralised posts in other organisations, 18 were assigned to posts in Dublin immediately prior to transfer. The formerly Dublin based officers who have decentralised have gone to Athlone, Tullamore, Limerick, Waterford, Tubbercurry, Sligo, Navan, Portlaoise, Killarney and Longford.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants and other public servants who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the estimated number of each category who will have relocated by the end of 2007; if she will break each set of figures down in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and relocating from elsewhere; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/07]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The number of civil servants from my Department who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's programme of decentralisation is 101. Forty one (41) of these officers were based in Dublin prior to relocation. This breakdown closely reflects the locational distribution of the main administrative grades in my Department, approximately 60% of which are located outside Dublin and approximately 40% of which are located in Dublin. Arrangements are underway at present to transfer a further 14 officers from my Department as a result of their applications to decentralise. A similar number of officers from other organisations will transfer into my Department in order to relocate to Mullingar, Athlone or Tullamore. Three of the officers to transfer out are based in Dublin at present. It is not possible to this time to predict if all of these transfers can be completed prior to the end of the year.