Written answers

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Decentralisation Programme

10:00 pm

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount the process of decentralisation has cost the taxpayer to date excluding the cost of all sites or buildings acquired; and the cost for each individual location. [40154/08]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department, Health and Safety Authority and FÁS have interim decentralised offices in place in Carlow, Kilkenny and Birr respectively.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement. The most recent figures for such costs are those as submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service, via the Department of Finance, and relate to the period January 2004 to June 2008.

In addition the National Consumer Agency has confirmed that a total of €557.33 has been incurred in respect of non-capital expenditure.

Organisation and LocationTotal expenditure Capital Expenditure (excluding cost of sites and buildings)Non-Capital Expenditure
Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment to Carlow321,627Nil321,627
Enterprise Ireland to ShannonNilNilNil
FÁS to Birr364,446101,118263,328
HSA to Kilkenny292,675Nil292,675
NSAI to Arklow24,500Nil24,500

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