Written answers

Tuesday, 20 November 2007

Department of An Taoiseach

Decentralisation Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 131: To ask the Taoiseach 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. [30250/07]

Photo of Bertie AhernBertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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Some 33 staff currently serving in my Department have applied through the Central Applications Facility to relocate under the Decentralisation Programme. The breakdown by grade is as follows:

GradeNumber
Principal Officer1
Assistant Principal5
Higher Executive Officer4
Administrative Officer7
Executive Officer6
Staff Officer1
Clerical Officer9

15 former members of staff have already been assigned to decentralised posts. The locations to which staff from my Department have applied for relocation include:

DepartmentLocation
Arts, Sport and TourismKillarney
Social and Family AffairsDrogheda, Letterkenny, Buncrana, Donegal and Sligo
TransportLoughrea
Enterprise, Trade and EmploymentCarlow
Agriculture and FoodPortlaoise, Galway and Navan
Education and ScienceMullingar and Athlone
Community, Rural and Gaeltacht AffairsKnock Airport
DefenceNewbridge
FinanceTullamore
Communications, Energy & Natural ResourcesClonakilty
OPWTrim and Claremorris
Revenue CommissionersEnnis, Tralee and Athy
Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI)Dungarvan
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI)Arklow
Probation and Welfare ServiceNavan
National Roads AuthorityBallinasloe
National Educational Welfare BoardPortarlington
Development Co-Operation IrelandLimerick
Sustainable Energy IrelandDundalk
Garda HQThurles
Area Development Management (ADM)Clifden
Valuation OfficeYoughal
Prison Service HQLongford
Central Fisheries BoardCarrick-on-Shannon

It is a matter for those Departments to which staff from my Department have decentralised to assign such staff to locations outside of Dublin. The Deputy will be aware that there are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the bodies under its aegis.

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