Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil and other public servants based in Dublin in his Department and agencies who have applied for decentralisation, who have been transferred to their decentralisation post and are currently in position in the decentralised location outside Dublin; the number of civil and other public servants required for decentralisation under the plans; the original and expected date for full decentralisation to be in place; the locations together with details of properties and land owned, purchased or planning permission sought for the construction of premises for decentralisation; the costs incurred to date; the original budgeted for and expected actual costs to be incurred for decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2379/08]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 177: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other public servants, who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the estimated number of each category who will have relocated by the end of 2008; the breakdown of each set of figures in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and relocating from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/08]

Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants and other public servants who have decentralised as at 31 December 2006 and the current date broken down into individual Government Departments and agencies; the number required for full decentralisation, broken down under individual Departmental and agencies plans; the number of currently decentralised locations in operation; the agencies with no progress; the values of properties purchased and sold in respect of the decentralisation process to date; the other costs incurred to date with the decentralisation process, broken down by category; the number of Departmental staff involved in administrating the decentralisation process since its inception; the number of planning applications in progress in relation to building decentralised premises and planning applications to be submitted, broken down by location and planning submission date; the original budgeted and the expected total costs to be incurred for decentralisation; his further proposals in this regard; the expected date for completion of the full decentralisation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/08]

Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175, 177 and 178 together.

32 staff currently serving in my Department have applied through the Central Applications Facility to relocate under the Decentralisation Programme.

The breakdown by grade is:

16 former members of staff have already been assigned to decentralised posts.

The locations to which staff from my Department have applied for relocation include:

Arts, Sport and Tourism — Killarney

Social and Family Affairs — Drogheda, Letterkenny, Buncrana, Donegal and Sligo

Transport — Loughrea

Enterprise, Trade and Employment — Carlow

Agriculture and Food — Portlaoise, Galway and Navan

Education and Science — Mullingar and Athlone

Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs — Knock Airport

Defence — Newbridge

Finance — Tullamore

Communications, Energy & Natural Resources — Clonakilty

OPW — Trim and Claremorris

Revenue Commissioners — Ennis, Tralee and Athy

Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) — Dungarvan

National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) — Arklow

Probation and Welfare Service — Navan

National Roads Authority — Ballinasloe

National Educational Welfare Board — Portarlington

Development Co-Operation Ireland — Limerick

Sustainable Energy Ireland — Dundalk

Garda HQ — Thurles

Area Development Management (ADM) — Clifden

Valuation Office — Youghal

Prison Service HQ — Longford

Central Fisheries Board — Carrick-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.

70 staff from Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Dublin applied for decentralisation. Out of these, 19 have been transferred to their decentralisation posts. The CSO has no record as to whether they are currently in position in the decentralised location outside Dublin. The CSO itself is not part of the Government Decentralisation Programme.

Transfer dates are currently being organised for 3 further staff members. Of the remaining CSO applicants, 2 have been redeployed in Departments in Dublin, 2 have resigned and 1 has taken up a position in Brussels.

The Deputy will be aware that there are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the bodies under its aegis and accordingly the information sought regarding offices does not apply.