Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 November 2008
648 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Education and Science 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. [40153/08]
View answerThe non-capital costs incurred by my Department to date under the Decentralisation Programme are €191,945 (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).
Non-capital costs incurred by bodies under the aegis of my Department to date are as follows:
National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI): €12,756 in respect of their proposed move to Edenderry.
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA): €40,133.24 (This figure includes costs in respect of the transfer of 12 posts to Portlaoise in advance of the proposed move to Portarlington).
In addition to the above, there are also other indirect costs including staff time and opportunity costs associated with the implementation of the Decentralisation Programme.
