Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number to date of civil servants and employees of State bodies transferred from Dublin to decentralised locations; the number transferred from outside of Dublin to other decentralised locations; and the number transferred in post to decentralising Departments in Dublin pending planned decentralisation to locations outside of Dublin. [35947/07]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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One Hundred and twenty-two (122) staff of my Department have decentralised to Tullamore and a further four (4) have accepted offers of decentralisation. Of those in Tullamore eighty two (82) staff transferred from Dublin posts to Tullamore, twenty-five (25) were serving in various other locations in the country and fifteen (15) were recruited specifically for Tullamore. About thirty (30) further posts in my Department are scheduled to be decentralised to Kildare of which twenty-six (26) are currently in place in Dublin pending the planned move.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that two (2) officers transferred from Dublin to temporary accommodation in Limerick in preparation for the move to Newcastle West. Forty-six officers (46) from outside of Dublin are also relocating to Newcastle West. Five (5) officers from Dublin have decentralised to Kilrush. A further fifty two (52) officers from outside of Dublin have relocated to Kilrush. Eight (8) officers from Dublin have decentralised to Listowel. A further forty four (44) officers from outside of Dublin have relocated to Listowel. Forty two (42) officers from Dublin have decentralised to Athy. A further two (2) officers from outside of Dublin have relocated to Athy. Seventy seven (77) officers from Dublin are due to decentralise to Navan in the first quarter of 2008. A further four (4) officers from outside of Dublin have accepted offers to decentralise to Navan.

I am informed by the Office of Public Works that twenty-three (23) staff in that Office have transferred to Claremorris. Of the personnel concerned, five (5) were based in Dublin and eighteen (18) were based outside of Dublin. The OPW has 187 staff in place in Dublin with a view to moving to their decentralised HQ in Trim.

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, the Valuation Office or Ordnance Survey Ireland. However ten (10) staff in the PAS and seven (7) staff in the Valuation Office are currently in posts in Dublin awaiting a transfer to Youghal. There are currently eighty-five (85) staff in OSI awaiting a transfer to Dungarvan. However, a certain number of these posts may be affected by the terms of the recent labour court recommendation in relation to the FÁS agency.

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the capital cost including land, the leasing and rental commitments and additional commitments for each decentralised location to date as per the Government's planned programme of decentralisation. [35948/07]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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Schedule of locations where sites have been purchased:

Schedule of locations where long term lease terms have been agreed (permanent solutions):