Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of new persons transferred from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008; and the number of persons transferred under this programme as at the current date. [15912/08]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Six (6) people have transferred from Dublin to my Department in Tullamore under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008. The total number of people who have transferred to date under the decentralisation programme to Tullamore is one hundred and twenty five (125) people. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that four (4) people have moved from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008. I am further advised that a total of four hundred and seventy four (474) have transferred under this programme to date. I am informed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) that twenty nine (29) staff in that Office have transferred from Dublin to Trim with OPW under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008 and the total number of persons now transferred under the decentralisation programme with OPW is 58.