Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 477: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants and other public servants in his Department who had been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for the completion of the plan of December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The Deputy will be aware that the Government decision on decentralisation provides for the transfer of my Department's Dublin-based civil service staff, together with a number of military personnel, to Newbridge, Co. Kildare and for the decentralisation of the Defence Forces Headquarters (DFHQ) to the Curragh.

The number of posts to be relocated to Newbridge is approximately 200 civil servants and 43 military personnel. A further 410 military personnel will decentralise to the Curragh. While close to 90% of clerical/administrative staff are now in place in preparation for the move to Newbridge, no staff have moved to date as the building is under construction and is expected to be ready for occupation by December 2009. In relation to the decentralisation of DFHQ to the Curragh, a state owned site in the Curragh has been chosen for a new building. The timescale for completion of the project will be determined by the outcome of the proposed tender competition which is being prepared by OPW and which is subject to approval of the necessary funding.