Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 120: 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 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. [29573/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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One Hundred and twenty (120) staff of my Department have decentralised to Tullamore and a further three (3) have accepted offers of decentralisation. Of those in Tullamore eighty two (82) staff transferred from Dublin posts to Tullamore, twenty-four (24) were serving in various other locations in the country and fourteen (14) were recruited specifically for Tullamore. About thirty (30) further posts in my Department are scheduled to be decentralised to Kildare.

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) staff have accepted offers of decentralisation. Of those in the temporary accommodation in Limerick, two (2) were serving in Dublin prior to moving to Limerick. Fifty seven (57) staff have decentralised to Kilrush. Of those, six (6) were based in Dublin. Forty eight (48) staff have decentralised to Listowel. Of those, seven (7) were based in Dublin. A further four (4) 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 one (81) staff have accepted decentralisation offers for Navan, seventy seven (77) of whom are decentralising from Dublin. 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 forty nine (49) staff have accepted offers for Athy, forty four (44) of whom are currently serving in Revenue in Dublin. To date, two Clerical Officers from other Departments have accepted offers for Athy, both are 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 Office of Public Works (OPW) that twenty-two (22) staff of their Office have decentralised to Claremorris with a further eight (8) to be relocated to Claremorris by the end of 2007. Of those, five (5) were based 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).