Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance 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. [23667/07]

Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance 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 he will break each set of figures down in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and relocating from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23697/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 155 together.

One Hundred and nineteen (119) staff of my Department have decentralised to Tullamore and a further six (6) have accepted offers of decentralisation. Of those in Tullamore, eighty-three (83) staff transferred from Dublin posts to Tullamore, twenty-three (23) were serving in various other locations in the country and fourteen (14) were recruited specifically for Tullamore. About thirty further posts in my Department are scheduled to be decentralised to Kildare by end 2007 early 2008.

I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that fifty (50) staff of their Office have decentralised to temporary accommodation in Limerick in preparation for the move to Newcastle West and a further two (2) have accepted offers of decentralisation. Of those in the temporary accommodation in Limerick, two (2) were serving in Dublin with other Departments prior to moving to Limerick.

Fifty four (54) staff have decentralised to Kilrush. Of those, six (6) staff were based in Dublin. A further one (1) has accepted an offer to decentralise to Kilrush. Forty nine (49) staff have decentralised to Listowel. Of those, six (6) staff were based in Dublin. A further five (5) have accepted offers to decentralise to Listowel.

As part of the overall decentralisation programme the Revenue Commissioners also intend to move 100 staff to Navan and 250 staff to Athy. To date, eighty three (83) staff have accepted decentralisation offers for Navan, four (4) of whom are currently serving in provincial locations. The Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently negotiating a lease for suitable accommodation and it is expected that Revenue will be in a position to move to Navan in the first quarter 2008. To date fifty one (51) staff have accepted offers for Athy, of whom forty seven (47) are currently serving in Dublin. It is intended to send an advance party of approximately 50 staff to Athy by the end of 2007 and the OPW are examining a number of possibilities for permanent accommodation.

I am informed by the OPW that twenty (20) staff of their Office have decentralised to Claremorris. Of those, six (6) were based in Dublin. A further ten (10) will decentralise to Claremorris by the end of 2007, one (1) of whom is serving in Dublin.

With regard to the other agencies under the aegis of my Department, arrangements for decentralisation are proceeding in accordance with their implementation plans which have been prepared and submitted by each of the agencies to the Implementation Group. To date, no staff have been decentralised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), Valuation Office (VO), or Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI).