Written answers
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Department of Finance
Decentralisation Programme
9:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of civil and public servants that have moved location under the decentralisation programme; the absolute number of civil and public servants that have moved location; the locations of all decentralised civil and public service offices to date; the position regarding the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6063/10]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Just over 3,000 posts have relocated to date under the decentralisation programme, to almost 40 locations. Moves to Buncrana (Department of Social and Family Affairs) and to Trim (OPW) are under way at present and the buildings at Wexford (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government) and Newbridge (Department of Defence) are expected to be ready for occupation by the Summer. This will bring the total number of staff moved under the programme to approximately 3,400 during the first half of this year. The project in Roscommon Town has commenced and I am hopeful that project in Tipperary Town and Portlaoise will commence in 2010.
In light of the budgetary constraints and affordability issues, I decided in the context of the Budget in December 2009 to defer proceeding with permanent accommodation in respect of the following priority projects: Carlow (Department of Enterprise Trade & Employment); Mullingar (Department of Education & Science); The Curragh (Defence Forces); Claremorris (Office of Public Works); Charlestown (Department of Community Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs); and Drogheda ( Department of Social & Family Affairs). All deferred locations will be considered as part of an overall review of the programme in 2011. Full details in respect of the total number of posts due to move, the posts moved and the posts deferred, as well as the property status of each project, are set out in the attached table. The Government's policy on public service numbers has impacted on overall numbers and has led to a reduction in numbers across individual locations.
| Location | Organisation | Total Posts | Total Posts deferred | Posts Moved | Posts yet to Move | % moved at December 2009 | Property Status |
| Arklow | NSAI | 124 | 124 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Athlone | Education & Science | 88 | 88 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Athlone | Higher Education Authority | 64 | 64 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Athy | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 253 | 180 | 73 | 29% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Ballina | Road Safety Authority | 62 | 62 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Ballinasloe | National Roads Authority | 110 | 110 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Birr | FÁS | 398 | 378 | 20 | 5% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Buncrana | Social & Family Affairs | 102 | 87 | 15 | 85% | Complete | |
| Carlow | Enterprise Trade & Employment | 257 | 154 | 103 | 40% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Carrick on Shannon | Central Fisheries Board | 54 | 54 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Carrick-on-Shannon (Phase I) | Social & Family Affairs | 159 | 159 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Carrick on Shannon (Phase II) | Social & Family Affairs | 90 | 90 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Carrickmacross | Social & Family Affairs | 85 | 85 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Cavan | Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | 301 | 244 | 57 | 19% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Cavan/Portlaoise/Galway | HIQA | 80 | 80 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Charlestown | Community Rural & Gaeltacht | 164 | 64 | 100 | 61% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Claremorris (Phase I) | Office of Public Works | 104 | 73 | 31 | 30% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Claremorris (Phase II) | Office of Public Works | 38 | 38 | 0% | Deferred | ||
| Clifden | Pobal | 42 | 17 | 25 | 60% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Clonakilty | Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 86 | 85 | 1 | 99% | Complete | |
| Clonakilty | BIM | 90 | 18 | 72 | 20% | Complete | |
| Clonakilty | Sea Fisheries Protection Authority | 47 | 47 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Cork | HIQA | 100 | 44 | 56 | 44% | Complete | |
| Curragh | Defence Forces | 413 | 413 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Donegal | Social & Family Affairs | 258 | 258 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Drogheda | Transport | 37 | 37 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Drogheda | Citizens Information Board | 49 | 49 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Drogheda | Local Government Computer Service Board | 101 | 101 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Drogheda | Railway Safety Commission | 16 | 16 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Drogheda | Social & Family Affairs | 499 | 499 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Dundalk | Sustainable Energy Ireland | 34 | 23 | 11 | 32% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Dungarvan | OSI | 206 | 206 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Edenderry | FETAC | 44 | 44 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Edenderry | HETAC | 34 | 34 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Edenderry | NQAI | 18 | 18 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Enniscorthy | Bord Bia | 76 | 76 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Fermoy | Agriculture Fisheries & Food | 100 | 100 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Gaoth Dobhair (Phase I) | Foras Na Gaeilge | 5 | 5 | 0% | Approved by Government to proceed | ||
| Gaoth Dobhair (Phase II) | Foras na Gaeilge | 25 | 25 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kanturk | Office of Public Works | 88 | 88 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kildare | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 380 | 380 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kildare (Naas) | Finance – CMOD | 30 | 30 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kilkenny | Environment Heritage & Local Government | 62 | 62 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kilkenny | Arts Council | 49 | 49 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Killarney | Arts Sports & Tourism | 103 | 79 | 24 | 77% | Complete | |
| Killarney | Irish Sports Council | 31 | 31 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Kilrush | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 57 | 57 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Limerick | Foreign Affairs | 134 | 134 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Listowel | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 52 | 52 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Longford | Irish Prison Service | 133 | 133 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Loughrea | Road Safety Authority | 40 | 40 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Loughrea | Transport | 10 | 10 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Macroom | Agriculture Fisheries & Food | 100 | 100 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Mallow | Fáilte Ireland | 163 | 163 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Mitchelstown | CIÉ Group | 200 | 200 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Monaghan | Combat Poverty Agency | 25 | 25 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Mullingar | Education & Science | 297 | 290 | 7 | 2% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Na Forbacha | Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | Complete | |
| Naas | IAASA | 13 | 12 | 1 | 92% | Complete | |
| Naas | Health Service Executive | 300 | 300 | 0% | Deferred | ||
| Navan | Coroners Service | 4 | 4 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Navan | Garda Civilian HR Division | 38 | 38 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Navan | National Property Services Regulatory Authority | 9 | 9 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Navan | Office of the Director of Probation Service | 15 | 15 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Navan | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 100 | 100 | 100% | Complete | ||
| New Ross | Environment Heritage & Local Government | 125 | 125 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Newbridge | Defence | 201 | 201 | 0% | Approved by Government to proceed | ||
| Newbridge | Defence Forces HQ | 43 | 43 | 0% | Approved by Government to proceed | ||
| Newcastlewest | Office of the Revenue Commissioners | 52 | 52 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Portarlington | Data Protection Commissioner | 23 | 23 | 100% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Portarlington (advance party in Portlaoise) | Equality Tribunal (civil service) | 42 | 34 | 8 | 19% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Portarlington (advance party in Portlaoise) | NCCA (civil service) | 37 | 25 | 12 | 32% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Portarlington | NEWB | 14 | 14 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Portlaoise | Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 595 | 310 | 285 | 52% | Approved by Government to proceed | |
| Roscommon | Property Registration Authority | 230 | 77 | 153 | 33% | Approved by Government to proceed | |
| Roscrea | Equality Authority | 41 | 25 | 16 | 39% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Roscrea | Garda Ombudsman Commission | 23 | 23 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Shannon | Enterprise Ireland 1 | 292 | 226 | 66 | 23% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Shannon | Irish Aviation Authority | 102 | 102 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Sligo | Social & Family Affairs | 88 | 72 | 16 | 82% | Complete | |
| Thomastown | Health and Safety Authority | 116 | 83 | 33 | 28% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Thurles | Garda HQ - Fixed Charge Processing Section | 132 | 66 | 66 | 50% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | |
| Thurles | Garda HQ - Garda Central Vetting Office | 67 | 67 | 100% | Advance party in place - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Tipperary Town | Private Security Agency | 32 | 32 | 100% | Complete | ||
| Tipperary Town | Justice, Equality & Law Reform | 186 | 63 | 123 | 34% | Approved by Government to proceed | |
| Trim | OPW | 334 | 222 | 112 | 66% | Complete | |
| Tullamore | Finance | 130 | 122 | 8 | 94% | Complete | |
| Waterford | Environment Heritage & Local Government | 225 | 225 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Wexford | National Building Agency | 63 | 63 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Wexford | Environment, Heritage & Local Government | 270 | 128 | 142 | 47% | Approved by Government to proceed | |
| Youghal | Public Appointments Service | 100 | 100 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| Youghal | Valuation Office | 100 | 100 | 0% | Deferred - to be reviewed in 2011 | ||
| 10,922 | 6,583 | 3,081 | 1,258 | 28% | |||
| 1 Includes 40 Shannon Development posts absorbed into EI. |
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