Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 657: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by his Department and the agencies under the aegis of his Department. [18111/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the bulk of costs associated with the Decentralisation programme are to be met by the Office of Public Works (OPW).

I can advise the Deputy that other Decentralisation related costs incurred directly by my Department are reported on a regular basis to the Department of Finance and a breakdown of costs reported to date is set out in the table below:

A significant portion of these costs related to the relocation of the Seafood functions of the former Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to Clonakilty, County Cork. Responsibility for these functions transferred in June 2007 to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

The costs incurred by Agencies in this regard are a day to day operational matter for the agencies themselves in which I have no function.