Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to date of the proposed decentralisation of Department of Social Protection staff and functions to Donegal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36993/11]

Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff who applied to be included in the decentralisation of Department of Social Protection functions to Donegal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36994/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 242 and 243 together.

My Department has not incurred any expenditure which is attributable to the proposed relocation of staff to Donegal town under the Decentralisation Programme as announced in December 2003.

The Central Applications Facility (CAF), which is administered by the Public Appointments Service (PAS), was established to allow staff to register their interest in respect of the various locations associated with the programme.

The initial closing date for registering with the CAF was 7th September 2004. At that time 107 people had selected the Department of Social Protection, Donegal town as their first preference on the CAF.