Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the number of posts that have been decentralised to date, and of those, the number that have been decentralised from Dublin, and their grades; the number that have opted to remain in Dublin, and their grades; the number of those that have moved to another Department or agency in Dublin; and the number that have been decentralised from outside Dublin to other locations, and their grades. [40702/08]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's Headquarters are decentralising to Charlestown, Co Mayo, and to date 100 posts, scheduled to move to Charlestown, have decentralised to an interim location in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo. The Deputy will also be aware that 11 posts have now relocated to my Department's offices in Na Forbacha, Co Galway, and that the decentralisation process for that location has been completed.

The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. The numbers detailed as having relocated from outside Dublin relate to staff from other Departments who were located outside Dublin and who moved into my Department under the decentralisation programme. It should also be noted that 2 people were recruited locally — 1 Professional Accountant and 1 Services Officer for Tubbercurry. In addition 1 Translator has been recruited for Na Forbacha.