Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science 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. [46999/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has completed the decentralisation of 88 posts to Athlone and 7 posts to Mullingar. Of these posts, 66 Civil Servants relocated from Dublin and the remaining 29 posts were filled by Civil Servants relocating from provincial locations.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, a body under the aegis of my Department, has decentralised 12 posts to Portlaoise in advance of its decentralisation to Portarlington. Of the 12 posts, 8 staff relocated from Dublin and the remaining 4 relocated from provincial locations.