Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Decentralisation Programme
9:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the decentralisation of part of his Department to Waterford City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/08]
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).
The OPW identified a suitable site in Waterford City for the Department's offices and purchase terms have been agreed with Waterford City Council. The contract for sale for the 2.9 acre site located at Bolton Street/Catherine Street was signed on 12 December 2007.
The indicative timescale for the completion of the Department's offices in Waterford as set out in the Progress Report (September 2007) from the Decentralisation Implementation Group is Quarter 3, 2010.
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