Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Transport 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. [34724/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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The headquarters of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is in Ballina and there is a staff complement of 129 posts there. Some 67 of these 129 posts came from an existing decentralised location. The Government decision to establish the RSA resulted in 62 additional posts being located in Ballina. These 62 posts were secured under the decentralisation programme from the Ballina CAF, open recruitment and internal promotion. The holders of these posts transferred directly to Ballina on assignment. Mileage and overtime paid since decentralisation is a matter for the RSA.

50 posts were also decentralised to Loughrea — 10 of these are Department of Transport posts and the remaining 40 are RSA posts. The cost of overtime and mileage for these 50 posts amounted to €17,502.93 and €64,250.49 respectively for the year prior to decentralisation to Loughrea.

Following decentralisation, the cost of the Department's posts in Loughrea in respect of overtime and mileage amounts to €5,246.90 and €9,567.22 respectively. Mileage and overtime paid since decentralisation in respect of the RSA posts in Loughrea is a matter for that Authority.