Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the moneys under the decentralisation programme for the period from 3 July to date in 2008 that have been expended, properties purchased and employees decentralised specifying all relevant locations under each of these headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32118/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's current decentralisation programme is very well advanced and has proven a great success to date. It involves the relocation of over nine hundred posts from twelve agencies to seven provincial locations.

The provision of office accommodation for Government Departments is a matter for the Office of Public Works but I can inform the Deputy that, since July 3rd last, no properties have been purchased by that Office in respect of decentralised offices for my Department's agencies. Non-property costs arising under this heading relate to areas such as IT, the purchase of office equipment and training. To date this year, approximately one million euro has been spent in respect of costs incurred under these headings, which relate to the decentralisation of over five hundred posts to all seven locations.