Liam Twomey
Question:141 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants working in County Wexford at present; and if those announced in his Budget 2004 speech are in addition to this number. [30357/03]
Written Answers. - Departmental Staff.
Paul McGrath
Question:145 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the Government Departments which are already decentralised prior to Budget 2004 announcements; the location of each such Department; and the number of employees in each of those Departments at each location. [30384/03]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 145 together.
Approximately 12,000 civil servants are already working outside Dublin. This figure excludes Prison Service staff deployed in prisons throughout the country and staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs serving abroad. While most of these civil servants work in local offices, about 4,800 are regarded as working in existing decentralised offices. There are currently 670 civil servants located and working in Wexford. This number will increase by a further 540 under the recently announced decentralisation initiative.
A list of existing decentralised offices showing the Departments concerned, locations and approximate numbers of staff is attached.
List of decentralised offices as at 30 November 2003
|
Department/Office |
Location(s) |
No. ofstaff |
Division(s)/Area(s) of Responsibility |
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Agriculture and Food |
Cavan town |
250 |
Divisional Headquarters, Finance Branch |
|
Castlebar |
168 |
Farm Development |
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Wexford |
284 |
Irish Intervention Agency, Agriculture Structures Division |
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Portlaoise |
218 |
Appeals Office, Special Beef Premium |
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Defence |
Galway city |
179 |
Finance Branch |
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Education and Science |
Athlone |
310 |
Examinations Services, Primary Admin, Special Education, Teachers Salaries & Pensions |
|
Tullamore |
183 |
Corporate Services, Planning & Building Unit, Post primary Admin, School Transport, Student Support Unit |
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Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
Kilkenny City |
82 |
Patents Office |
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Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
BallinaShannon |
103112 |
Housing GrantsVehicle Licensing |
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Department/Office |
Location(s) |
No. ofstaff |
Division(s)/Area(s) of Responsibility |
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Finance |
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Office of Public Works |
Kilkenny city |
21 |
Financial Services |
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Revenue |
Ennis |
170 |
VAT repayments, Finance Branch |
|
Limerick |
600 |
Office of Collector General |
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Nenagh |
255 |
Tax residence , International claims |
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Dundalk |
220 |
VIMA, Intrastat |
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Foreign Affairs |
Cork city |
58 |
Passport Office |
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Health and Children |
Roscommon town |
40 |
General Registration Office |
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Justice, Equality and Law Reform Group |
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Departmental |
Killarney |
160 |
Shared Services Centre, Finance Unit |
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Land Registry |
Waterford |
215 |
Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Laois, Offaly & Tipperary |
|
Legal Aid Board |
Cahirciveen |
40 |
Operations & Accounts |
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Transport |
Ballina |
130 |
Driver testing |
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Social and Family Affairs |
Dundalk |
100 |
Accounts Branch |
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Letterkenny |
175 |
Child Benefit, Treatment Benefit |
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LongfordSligo |
226516 |
Illness schemes (i.e. Disability Benefit & Invalidity Pension, Carers allowance Pensions, One Parent Family Payments, Free schemes |