Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 787: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff who have been moved to date to decentralised locations; the number who moved with their post; the number who have moved from other public service posts in Dublin; the number who have moved from other public service posts outside Dublin; and the number of new recruits. [28828/08]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 788: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Civil Service staff to be decentralised in respect of staff employed in specialised technical posts and in respect of administration posts at the level of executive officer or higher; the number who have moved to date; the number who have opted to move with their posts; and the position in this regard in each business unit being moved. [28834/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 787 and 788 together.

Under my Department's decentralisation programme, nine hundred and forty-one posts are scheduled to relocate from Dublin to seven different provincial locations. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that already five hundred and twenty-six staff have moved, representing 56% of the final target. My Department now has a presence in all of the seven locations designated for occupation by its staff under the Programme.

Out of this total, sixty-four staff have moved with their posts. One hundred and eighty-eight have moved from other public service posts in Dublin and two hundred and fifty-six from posts outside Dublin. The balance of eighteen staff were recruited directly.

As regards the technical and professional grades, ninety posts are scheduled to move under my Department's programme and, to date, fifteen of these posts have relocated. Two hundred and thirty-nine administrative posts, at Executive Officer grade and higher, have moved with forty-six people opting to relocate with their posts.

I am also pleased to report that all the business units which have decentralised under my Department's programme continue to operate in a highly efficient and effective manner in their new locations.