Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Jun 1992

Vol. 421 No. 1

Written Answers. - Decentralisation Programme.

Ivor Callely

Question:

34 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline (a) the way in which many jobs have been moved out of the Dublin area under the Government's decentralisation programme over the past three years and (b) the further proposals for decentralisation which are planned in the immediate future.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

(a) Under the Government's decentralisation programme, staff have been transferred out of Dublin as follows over the past three years:

Department/Office	Location	No. of Staff
Defence	Galway	186
Social Welfare	Sligo	369
	Letterkenny	176
Justice	Killarney	116
Agriculture and Food	Cavan	117
Education	Athlone	162
Environment	Ballina	115
Revenue	Ennis	122
	Nenagh	187
Total		1,550

(b) Proposals for future decentralisation are as follows:

Department/Office	Location	No. of Staff
Revenue	Limerick	550
	Nenagh	16
Central Statistics Office	Cork	450
Education	Tullamore	150-200
Agriculture	Portlaoise	150-200
Revenue/Environment	Wexford	150-200
Social Welfare	Longford	200
Marine/Industry and Commerce	Kilkenny	125-150
Social Welfare/Telecom	Waterford	150-200
OPW/Revenue	Dundalk	125-150
Total		2,066-2,316