Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 September 2008

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

Questions (256, 257)

Joan Burton

Question:

368 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will list in regard to his Department and State agencies or bodies operating under the aegis of his Department, the original proposal announced in December 2003 in regard to decentralisation; the position in regard to each such proposed decentralisation; the number which have been completed; the number of persons who have been relocated; the number and proportion who have been relocated from Dublin or from other locations; the number of projects that have to be completed; the target date for completion in each case; the number of proposed projects that will not proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32019/08]

Joan Burton

Question:

403 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants and other public servants in his Department who had been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for the completion of the plan of December 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33062/08]

Written answers

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 368 and 403 together.

As the Deputy will be aware, my Department's decentralisation programme involves the relocation of over nine hundred posts from twelve agencies to seven provincial locations. I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made in the delivery of this programme. Five hundred and fifty decentralised posts have been filled, representing almost sixty percent of the total numbers and my Department has established a presence in all of the seven locations. The details requested by the Deputy in respect of the programme are set out in the attached table:

Office	Location	Target Date	Nos. Moved	Dublin Staff	Prov Staff
Data Protection Comm.	Portarlington	Complete	23	20	3
Equality Tribunal	Portarlington	2010	8	8	0
Garda Central Vetting Office	Thurles	2010	66	9	57
Fixed Charged Processing Office	Thurles	2010	67	10	57
Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service	Tipperary	2010	60	9	51
Private Security Authority	Tipperary	Complete	41	12	29
Irish Prison Service	Longford	Complete	122	105	17
Property Registration Authority	Roscommon	2009	83	31	52
National Property Services Regulatory Authority	Navan	Complete	9	9	0
Garda Civilian Human Resources	Navan	Complete	38	30	8
Probation & Welfare Service	Navan	Complete	15	15	0
Coroners Service	Navan	Complete	3	3	0
Equality Authority	Roscrea	2010	15	7	8
Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission	Roscrea	2010	0	0	0
Total			550	268	282