Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 280: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will state, in view of the decentralisation programme announced in December 2003, the properties rented or acquired as a consequence of the decentralisation programme in respect of his Department and of every State body for which it is responsible; the date of commencement of the rental or date of purchase of each property; the cost of each property purchased or the annual rental of each property rented; the number of staff transferred into each property as of 1 January of each year from the commencement of the rental or the date of the acquisition of each property in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5640/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department's decentralisation programme has been extremely successful to date. Five hundred and fifty civil servants in thirteen bodies have already moved to eight locations and a further 120 staff are due to move in the next two years. As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works is responsible for the procurement of property required under the Decentralisation Programme. The OPW has provided the following information in relation to accommodation occupied by decentralised divisions/agencies of my Department.