Written answers
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Department of Finance
Decentralisation Programme
5:00 pm
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Government offices and Departments that have been relocated under the decentralisation project with the location of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13892/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
The attached table sets out details provided to my Department of staff moved to date under the decentralisation programme.
| Decentralisation — Organisations and Staff Moved | ||||
| Position Last Updated: 1st April 2009 | ||||
| Location | Organisation | Staff moved | ||
| Carlow | 1 | Carlow (advance party) | Dept of Enterprise Trade & Employment | 101 |
| Cavan | 2 | Cavan (advance party) | Dept of Communications Energy & Natural Resources | 56 |
| Clare | 3 | Kilrush | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 57 |
| 4 | Shannon1 (advance party) | Enterprise Ireland | 66 | |
| Cork | 5 | Clonakilty | Dept of Agriculture Fisheries & Food | 84 |
| Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | 47 | |||
| 6 | Cork | Health Information & Quality Authority | 37 | |
| Galway | 7 | Clifden (advance party) | Pobal | 25 |
| 8 | Loughrea | Road Safety Authority | 40 | |
| Dept of Transport — Road Haulage | 10 | |||
| 9 | Na Forbacha | Dept of Community Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 11 | |
| Kerry | 10 | Killarney | Dept of Arts Sports & Tourism | 87 |
| 11 | Listowel | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 52 | |
| Kildare | 12 | Athy (advance party) | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 74 |
| 13 | Naas | Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority | 12 | |
| Kilkenny | 14 | Thomastown (advance party in Kilkenny) | Health & Safety Authority | 32 |
| Laois | 15 | Portarlington (advance party) | Data Protection Commissioner | 23 |
| Equality Tribunal | 8 | |||
| NCCA | 12 | |||
| 16 | Portlaoise (advance party) | Dept of Agriculture Fisheries & Food | 300 | |
| Leitrim | 17 | Carrick-on-Shannon | Dept of Social & Family Affairs | 152 |
| Limerick | 18 | Limerick | Dept of Foreign Affairs — Development Co-operation Ireland | 128 |
| Newcastlewest (advance party in Limerick) | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 51 | ||
| Longford | 19 | Longford | Irish Prison Service | 126 |
| Louth | 20 | Dundalk2 (advance party) | Sustainable Energy Ireland | 2 |
| Mayo | 21 | Ballina | Road Safety Authority | 62 |
| 22 | Charlestown (advance party in Tubbercurry) | Dept of Community Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 100 | |
| 23 | Claremorris (advance party) | Office of Public Works | 32 | |
| Meath | 24 | Navan | Coroners Service | 4 |
| Garda Civilian Human Resources Division | 38 | |||
| National Property Services Regulatory Authority | 9 | |||
| Office of the Director of Probation Service | 15 | |||
| Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 100 | |||
| 25 | Trim (advance party in Scurlockstown) | Office of Public Works | 35 | |
| Offaly | 26 | Birr (advance party) | FAS | 26 |
| 27 | Tullamore | Dept of Finance | 125 | |
| Roscommon | 28 | Roscommon (advance party) | Property Registration Authority — Land Registry | 85 |
| Sligo | 29 | Sligo | Dept of Social & Family Affairs | 72 |
| Tipperary | 30 | Tipperary | Dept of Justice Equality & Law Reform – Private Security Authority | 32 |
| Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (Advance Move) | 64 | |||
| 31 | Thurles (advance party) | Garda HQ – Garda Central Vetting Office | 66 | |
| Grada HQ — Fixed Charge Processing Section | 67 | |||
| 32 | Roscrea (advance party) | Equality Authority | 15 | |
| Westmeath | 33 | Athlone | Dept of Education & Science | 88 |
| 34 | Mullingar (advance party) | Dept of Education & Science | 7 | |
| Wexford | 35 | Wexford (advance party) | Dept of Environment Heritage & Local Government | 43 |
| Total | 2,678 | |||
| 1Includes 40 Shannon Development posts absorbed into Enterprise Ireland and additional posts located in Shannon under a parallel process. | ||||
| 2SEI are in the process of relocating a further 13 posts to Dundalk. |
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of purchasing lands and offices for Government Departments that have been relocated under the decentralisation project with the location of each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13893/09]
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed on the attached tabular statement:
| Decentralisation Programme Expenditure of site purchases | |
| Location | Site Cost |
| â'¬ | |
| Carlow | 1,440,000 |
| Clonakilty | 2,875,000 |
| Buncrana | 1,105,860 |
| Killarney | 4,500,000 |
| Newcastle West | 325,000 |
| Longford | 576,250 |
| Trim | 3,600,000 |
| Thurles | 967,500 |
| Dungarvan | 2,100,000 |
| Knock | 390,000 |
| Cavan | 2,900,000 |
| Claremorris | 2,500,000 |
| Tipperary | 1,625,000 |
| Edenderry | 1,500,000 |
| Roscommon | 3,000,000 |
| Drogheda | 10,075,000 |
| Portlaoise | 1,027,636 |
| Mullingar | 8,250,000 |
| Wexford | 3,500,000 |
| Waterford | 8,000,000 |
| Thomastown | 1,800,000 |
| Newbridge | 5,500,000 |
| Building Purchase | |
| Location | Building cost including fit-out |
| Tullamore | 10,034,000 |
John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date for renting office space for Government Departments that have been relocated under the decentralisation project with the location for each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13894/09]
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context
The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible.
No comments