Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18117/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Government's decentralisation programme, the Development Cooperation Directorate of the Department of Foreign Affairs, which is Irish Aid's Headquarters, will decentralise to Limerick. Good progress has been made and personnel have either been assigned to, or identified for, 108 posts or approximately 87% of the 124 posts being decentralised. The new permanent offices for Irish Aid in Limerick are expected to be completed in the autumn.

The property related costs associated with the decentralisation programme are a charge on the Office of Public Works. The following table sets out the non-property costs incurred by this Department during the period 2004-2008. The increase experienced in 2007 relates to the costs associated with the establishment of interim offices in Limerick in May of that year.