Written answers

Thursday, 3 July 2008

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Decentralisation Programme

5:00 am

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have been moved by his Department and its agencies to date; the percentage this represents of the original target; and if he will provide in tabular form for each of the locations, the staff who have been moved, the staff who have been assigned but not moved and the number of the staff originally designated for a move, who have opted to stay in Dublin, who have been assigned new duties. [26470/08]

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Under the decentralisation programme, all Dublin based operations of my Department are being decentralised, with the exception of Met Éireann, ENFO, the Private Residential Tenancies Board and a co-ordination unit which it is proposed to retain in Dublin to assist with the Department's Dáil and other business. A total of 682 Dublin based posts will be transferred to four locations in the South East: Wexford (270 posts); Waterford (225 posts); New Ross (125 posts) and Kilkenny (62 posts).

In addition, 101 posts in the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) and 63 posts in the NBA (National Building Agency) are being decentralised to Drogheda and Wexford respectively. Progress to date can be summarised as follows:

DOEHLG Decentralisation Programme
LocationPostsAlready Decentralised% of total
Wexford2704617
Waterford225NilNil
New Ross125NilNil
Kilkenny62NilNil
LGCSB101NilNil
NBA63NilNil

At 20 June, 2008, 346 staff were available to the Department, of which 213 are now in situ in the Department, for the 682 posts being decentralised.

The Department's new Headquarters in Wexford is under construction and is expected to be completed by end December, 2008. The accommodation will be ready for occupation from February, 2009 and the Department will then transfer the staff complement into these offices on a phased basis from Q1, 2009; 212 staff are available for the 270 posts being decentralised (79% of the numbers required) and 144 staff are now in situ in the Department. An advance office was established in Wexford in June, 2007 and 46 staff are assigned to it. My Department is facilitating the transfer of staff to other decentralising Departments and also releasing staff who have opted to remain in Dublin to Departments under the Dublin Arrangements.

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