Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 2 Oct 1996

Vol. 469 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Decentralisation.

Mary Wallace

Question:

223 Miss M. Wallace asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications the number of jobs from his Department which were decentralised in each of the past 15 years on a county basis; and the location to which the jobs were transferred on a county basis. [17456/96]

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications (Mr. Lowry)

No jobs have been decentralised in my Department in the past 15 years but Met. Eireann, which is part of my Department, has 125 staff stationed in 14 locations throughout the country.