Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 554: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of civil servants and other public servants, who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the estimated number of each category who will have relocated by the end of 2009; the breakdown of each set of figures in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and relocating from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46996/08]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The Government's original decision on Decentralisation involved the relocation of my Department's headquarters to Cavan with the transfer of some 300 posts.

54 administrative staff already have decentralised to my Department's offices in Elm House, Cavan. Of these, 48 have relocated from Dublin and 6 from non-Dublin locations.

In accordance with the recent Government Decision, no further relocation of posts will take place prior to the formal review of the Decentralisation Programme scheduled for 2011.