Written answers
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Department of Finance
Decentralisation Programme
9:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will present in tabular form the progress at the end of 2007 in respect of units or agencies under his Department which are due to decentralise showing in respect of each the number of posts to be decentralised, the number who have moved to the new location, the number who have been assigned to the decentralised post but have not moved, the number of staff who have been assigned who are new recruits and the number who have opted to stay in Dublin who have been assigned to other posts within Dublin. [5303/08]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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As requested by the Deputy the following tables show the progress made by my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department which are due to decentralise.
| Department of Finance. | ||
| Locations | Tullamore | Kildare |
| Number of posts* to be decentralised | 130 | Up to 30 |
| Number who have moved | 124 | 0 |
| Number assigned but not yet moved | 1 | 26 |
| Number assigned who are new recruits | 12 | 4 |
As my Department has retained a substantial number of posts in Dublin, the necessity to compulsorily re- assign staff in my Department who did not wish to decentralise to other posts in Dublin did not arise. However, it should be noted that a number of re-assignments to other Departments did take place on a voluntary basis.
| Revenue Commissioners. | |||||||
| Locations | Newcastle West (temporary Accommodation) | Kilrush | Listowel | Athy | Navan | Kildare | Assigned within Dublin |
| Number of posts* to be decentralised | 50 | 50 | 50 | 250 | Up to 100 | 380 | |
| Number who have moved | 48 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number assigned but not yet moved | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 0 | |
| Number assigned who are new recruits | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number who have opted to stay in Dublin assigned to posts in Dublin | 169 |
| Office of Public Works. | |||
| Locations | Trim | Claremorris | Kanturk |
| Number of posts* to be decentralised | 333 | 142 | 88 |
| Number who have moved | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Number assigned but not yet moved | 212 | 9 | 2 |
| Number assigned who are new recruits | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Number who have opted to stay in Dublin assigned to posts in Dublin | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Public Appointments Service and the Valuation Office. | ||
| Locations | Public Appointments Service (Youghal) | Valuation Office (Youghal) |
| Number of posts* to be decentralised | 100 | 100 |
| Number who have moved | 0 | 0 |
| Number assigned but not yet moved | 10 | 14 |
| Number assigned who are new recruits | 1 | 10 |
| Number who have opted to stay in Dublin assigned to posts in Dublin | 0 | 0 |
| *Please note: The number in Line 1 of each table refers to numbers of posts; the number in Lines 2 to 5 of each table refers to numbers of people. |
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the location and floor area of all buildings acquired under the decentralisation programme; the staff in occupation in each building; and the number of buildings in Dublin that have been released. [5310/08]
Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is detailed as follows.
The location and floor area of all buildings acquired under the decentralisation programme are shown in the following table.
| Location | Area Sq M |
| Athy | 1,269 |
| Ballina | 972 |
| Carlow | 1,806 |
| Carrick on Shannon | 3,716 |
| Cavan | 478 |
| Claremorris | 798 |
| Clonakilty | 1,152 |
| Clonakilty | 870 |
| Dundalk | 503 |
| Furbo | 223 |
| Killarney | 1,115 |
| Kilrush | 585 |
| Limerick | 854 |
| Listowel | 1,140 |
| Longford | 5,342 |
| Loughrea | 808 |
| Naas | 608 |
| Navan | 2,744 |
| Navan | 2,671 |
| Newcastle West | 492 |
| Portarlington | 547 |
| Portlaoise | 1,324 |
| Portlaoise | 1,479 |
| Roscrea | 542 |
| Sligo | 1,500 |
| Sligo | 146 |
| Thurles | 1,236 |
| Thurles | 393 |
| Tipperary | 502 |
| Trim | 382 |
| Tubbercurry | 753 |
| Tullamore | 3,391 |
| Wexford | 581 |
The Department of Finance has advised that details of the most recent information available on staff, moved and due to move by the end of 2007, to decentralised locations are set out in the table below. The Department of Finance has advised that details in relation to the precise numbers occupying specific buildings are a matter for individual Departments and in the time available, it has not been possible to confirm the position with them. However, the most recent details on staff moved and due to move to decentralised locations to the end of 2007 are set out in the table below. Details in relation to moves since the beginning of 2008 are being collated by the Department of Finance at present.
| Location | Organisation | Staff Moved |
| Portlaoise | Dept. of Agriculture Fisheries and Food | 250 |
| Tipperary | Dept. of Justice, Equality and Law Reform — Private Security Agency | 24 |
| Na Forbacha | Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | 10 |
| Sligo | Dept. of Social and Family Affairs | 66 |
| Clifden | Pobal | 25 |
| Limerick (Newcastle West advance party) | Revenue Commissioners | 45 |
| Limerick | Dept. of Foreign Affairs | 55 |
| Tullamore | Dept. of Finance | 122 |
| Tubbercurry (Knock advance party) | Dept. of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | 73 |
| Thurles | Garda HQ — Garda Vetting Office | 34 |
| Thurles | Garda HQ — Fixed Charge Processing Section | 31 |
| Clonakilty | Dept. of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | 79 |
| Clonakilty | Sea Food Protection Authority | 22 |
| Cavan | Dept. of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | 39 |
| Portarlington | Data Protection Commissioner | 22 |
| Kilkenny (Thomastown Advance Party) | Health and Safety Authority | 28 |
| Killarney | Dept. of Arts, Sports and Tourism | 68 |
| Roscommon | Property Registration Authority — Land Registry | 68 |
| Athlone | Dept. of Education and Science | 30 |
| Birr | FAS | 14 |
| Dundalk | Sustainable Energy Ireland | 2 |
| Naas | Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority | 8 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | Dept. of Social and Family Affairs | 106 |
| Ballina | Road Safety Authority | 60 |
| Loughrea | Road Safety Authority/Dept. of Transport | 50 |
| Wexford (Advance Party) | Dept. of Environment, Heritage and Local Government | 39 |
| Roscrea | Equality Authority | 5 |
| Kilrush | Revenue Commissioners | 57 |
| Longford | Irish Prison Service | 141 |
| Carlow | Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment | 97 |
| Listowel | Revenue Commissioners | 52 |
| Cork | HIQA | 14 |
| Claremorris | Office of Public Works | 22 |
| Athy (advance party) | Revenue Commissioners | 42 |
| Cumulative Total | 1,800 |
| Organisations due to move by end 2007 | ||
| Location | Organisation | Staff Moved |
| Ballina | Road Safety Authority | 2 |
| Carrick-on-Shannon | Dept. of Social and Family Affairs | 12 |
| Claremorris | Office of Public Works | 2 |
| Clonakilty | Dept. of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | 4 |
| Roscommon | Property Registration Authority — Land Registry | 6 |
| Dundalk | Sustainable Energy Ireland | 17 |
| Roscrea | Equality Authority | 15 |
| Shannon | Enterprise Ireland (incl. 40 existing Shannon Development Staff) | 60 |
| Tullamore | Dept. of Finance | 1 |
| Thurles | Garda HQ — Fixed Charge Processing Section | 21 |
| Cavan | Dept. of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources | 8 |
| Cork | HIQA | 10 |
| Cumulative Total | 1,958 |
Details of the buildings released in Dublin are shown in the following table.
| Properties in Dublin released / sold |
| 14-16 Lord Edward St. |
| 26-27 Eden Quay |
| 72-76 St. Stephen's Green |
| Chantilly, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin |
| Faculty Building, Shelbourne Road |
| Former Vet College, Shelbourne Road |
| Gardiner St. |
| Lad Lane |
| Land Adjacent to RHK |
| Parnell Square West |
| St. Johns Road |
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