Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of posts that have been decentralised as part of the current decentralisation programme with respect to his Department and agencies; the cost of mileage and overtime paid with respect to the holders of these posts in the year prior to decentralisation and the year after decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34718/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the decentralisation programme, all Dublin based operations of my Department are being decentralised, with the exception of Met Éireann, ENFO, the Private Rented Tenancies Board and a small co-ordination section which it is proposed to retain in Dublin to assist with the Department's Dáil and other business. A total of 682 Dublin based posts will be transferred to four locations in the South East: Wexford (270 posts); Waterford (225 posts); New Ross (125 posts) and Kilkenny (62 posts).

As outlined in the updated Progress Report (September 2007) from the Decentralisation Implementation Group, the indicative timescales for the completion of the Department's offices in Wexford, Kilkenny, New Ross and Waterford are Quarter 3 2008, Quarter 4 2009, Quarter 2 2010 and Quarter 3 2010 respectively.

My Department established an advance office in Wexford, now comprising 41 posts, which has been operational since 25 June 2007. The cost of mileage and overtime paid to the holders of these posts for the year prior to and since decentralisation is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy.