All aspects of property procurement and disposal in connection with the Decentralisation Programme is a matter for the Office of Public Works. The non-capital costs incurred by my Department to date under the Decentralisation Programme are as follows:
2005 Nil
2006 Nil
2007 Nil
2008 €191,945 non-property expenditure. (This figure includes expenditure on the fitting out of the new building in Athlone which accommodates both decentralised staff plus approximately 100 Department of Education and Science personnel who had been in temporary accommodation on the Athlone campus.) In addition, there are also other indirect costs including staff time and opportunity costs associated with the implementation of the Decentralisation Programme.