Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has ascertained from all public service agencies involved in decentralisation the make-up of the 2,800 people who have taken up posts due to decentralise; the number of these who are transferring with their post from Dublin, who are transferring upon promotion and who are new recruits; and if he will set out the relevant data. [24674/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Central Applications Facility (CAF), the number of civil servants who have applied to decentralise with my Department to Killarney was 208. The number of civil servants who have taken up posts due to decentralise or have decentralised currently stands at 72. The make-up of the 72 officers is as follows: 3 Principal Officers, 17 Assistant Principal Officers, 18 Higher Executive Officers, 17 Executive Officers, 14 Clerical Officers, 2 Service Officers and 1 Accountant. Of these, 24 were civil servants based in Dublin and 48 were civil servants based in provincial locations. To date, my Department has not transferred any officer upon promotion. Two new service officers have been recruited for my Department's temporary offices in Fossa, Killarney.