Written answers

Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Decentralisation Programme Data

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of civil and public service jobs that relocated to all 53 locations in 25 counties under the 2003 decentralisation programme by Department and location in each county in tabular form; and his plans for a new programme. [40668/18]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Decentralisation Programme announced in December 2003 involved the potential relocation of over 10,000 civil and public service jobs to 53 locations in 25 counties.

It was decided by the Government in 2011 that the Decentralisation Programme should be cancelled in light of the budgetary and staffing outlook at that time. Up to that date, about a third of the target numbers, over 3,400 posts were decentralised. It is estimated that the proportion of civil servants working outside Dublin is now in the region of 50%.

The accompanying table sets out the details requested by the Deputy in his question.

I currently have no plans to introduce a further programme of decentralisation.

Number of Staff relocated (2011) -Decentralisation - Organisations and Staff Moved.

Location--Department/OrganisationStaff moved
Carlow1Carlow (advance party)Enterprise Trade & Innovation 103
Cavan2Cavan (advance party)Communications Energy & Natural Resources57
3KilrushOffice of the Revenue Commissioners57
Clare4Shannon¹ (advance party)Enterprise Ireland 66
Agriculture Fisheries & Food85
BIM20
5ClonakiltySea Fisheries Protection Authority47
Cork6Cork City Health Information and Quality Authority47
7BuncranaSocial Protection 100
Donegal8Gaoth Dobhair Foras na Gaeilge 5
9Clifden (advance party)Pobal25
Road Safety Authority40
10LoughreaTransport - Road Haulage10
Community Equality
Galway11Na Forbachaand Gaeltacht Affairs12
12KillarneyTourism Culture & Sport 79
Kerry13ListowelOffice of the Revenue Commissioners52
14Athy (advance party)Office of the Revenue Commissioners73
15NaasIrish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority12
Defence165
Kildare16NewbridgeDefence Forces HQ 55
Kilkenny17Thomastown (advance party in Kilkenny)Health & Safety Authority 33
Data Protection Commissioner23
Equality Tribunal8
18Portarlington (advance party)NCCA12
Laois19Portlaoise (advance party)Agriculture Fisheries & Food 317
Leitrim20Carrick-on-ShannonSocial Protection 159
21LimerickForeign Affairs - Development Co-operation Ireland134
Limerick22NewcastlewestOffice of the Revenue Commissioners52
Longford23LongfordIrish Prison Service133
Louth24Dundalk² (advance party)Sustainable Energy Ireland11
25BallinaRoad Safety Authority62
26Charlestown (advance party in Tubbercurry)Community Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs100
Mayo27Claremorris (advance party)Office of Public Works31
Coroners Service4
Garda Civilian Human Resources Division38
National Property Services Regulatory Authority9
Office of the Director of Probation Service15
28NavanOffice of the Revenue Commissioners100
Meath29TrimOffice of Public Works240
30Birr (advance party)FÁS20
Offaly31TullamoreFinance122
Roscommon32RoscommonProperty Registration Authority - Land Registry77
Sligo33SligoSocial Protection 72
Private Security Authority32
34Tipperary Town Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (advance move)63
Garda HQ - Garda Central Vetting Office67
35Thurles (advance party) Garda HQ - Fixed Charge Processing Section66
Tipperary36Roscrea (advance party)Equality Authority16
37AthloneEducation & Skills 88
Westmeath38Mullingar (advance party)Education & Skills 7
Wexford39Wexford (advance party)Environment Heritage & Local Government189
Total3,410

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.

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