Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred to date for decentralisation, broken down by individual Departments and agencies. [17833/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The non-property once-off costs incurred for decentralisation of my Department to Tullamore from 2004 to end 2007 are €624,472. As my Department completed its decentralisation to Tullamore it is not expected that there will be any further costs associated with this move. However, my Department will be decentralising circa 30 ICT posts to Naas later in the year. To date no costs have been incurred in association with this move.

I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Revenue costs incurred for decentralisation from 2004 up to end 2007 are €963,469. The Revenue costs incurred for decentralisation during Q1 2008 are €8,648. Both of these amounts refer to non-property decentralisation costs.

I am advised that to date the Valuation Office have not incurred any costs associated with their move to Youghal while the costs incurred by PAS amount to €5,306 (not including staff costs or costs associated with the CAF).

I am informed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) that the non-property costs incurred by their office in relation to their decentralisation to Trim, Kanturk and Claremorris will be forwarded directly to the Deputy. I am further informed by the OPW that the following is the position regarding property costs for my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department.

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €833 million allocation for the decentralisation sub-programme in the National Development Plan by individual Departments and agencies. [17834/08]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the €833 million allocation for the decentralisation sub-programme in the National Development Plan between Government Departments on one hand, and State agencies on the other. [17835/08]

Noel Ahern (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together.

Of the total allocation of €833 million provided in the NDP for Decentralisation, an estimate of €60 million is provided for agencies whose costs will not be funded through the OPW vote. The balance of €773 million represents the estimated cost of providing accommodation for the departments and agencies whose accommodation will be paid for by the OPW.

Property solutions are being pursued in respect of some remaining locations being funded through the OPW vote and firm scale costs will emerge on foot of actual cost proposals being received from the market. It would not be possible to give definitive costings in advance of final agreement on specific proposals. It is expected however that overall costs will remain within the published estimate figures.