Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 July 2008

Thursday, 3 July 2008

Questions (242)

Richard Bruton

Question:

242 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons who have been moved by his Department and its agencies to date; the percentage this represents of the original target; and if he will provide in tabular form for each of the locations, the staff who have been moved, the staff who have been assigned but not moved and the number of the staff originally designated for a move, who have opted to stay in Dublin, who have been assigned new duties. [26465/08]

Written answers

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Eamon Ryan)

The Government's Decentralisation Programme involves the relocation of my Department's headquarters to Cavan and the relocation of three bodies under its aegis, namely Sustainable Energy Ireland to Dundalk, Ordnance Survey Ireland to Dungarvan and the Central Fisheries Board to Carrick-on-Shannon.

A breakdown of the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Organisation	Location	Number of Posts	Staff moved to date	% Staff moved to date	Staff assigned, but not moved	Number of Staff (who opted to stay in Dublin) who have been assigned new duties
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources	Cavan	300	50	17%	71	61
Central Fisheries Board	Carrick-on-Shannon	62	0	0%	35	0
Ordnance Survey Ireland	Dungarvan	199	0	0%	72	0
Sustainable Energy Ireland	Dundalk	38	2	5%	22	0