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Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2008

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Questions (123)

John Deasy

Question:

202 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount the process of decentralisation has cost the taxpayer to date excluding the cost of all sites or buildings acquired; and the cost for each individual location. [40154/08]

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Written answers

My Department, Health and Safety Authority and FÁS have interim decentralised offices in place in Carlow, Kilkenny and Birr respectively.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement. The most recent figures for such costs are those as submitted to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service, via the Department of Finance, and relate to the period January 2004 to June 2008.

In addition the National Consumer Agency has confirmed that a total of €557.33 has been incurred in respect of non-capital expenditure.

Organisation and Location

Total expenditure

Capital Expenditure (excluding cost of sites and buildings)

Non-Capital Expenditure

Dept of Enterprise, Trade & Employment to Carlow

321,627

Nil

321,627

Enterprise Ireland to Shannon

Nil

Nil

Nil

FÁS to Birr

364,446

101,118

263,328

HSA to Kilkenny

292,675

Nil

292,675

NSAI to Arklow

24,500

Nil

24,500

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