Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2010

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Questions (215)

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

280 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will state, in view of the decentralisation programme announced in December 2003, the properties rented or acquired as a consequence of the decentralisation programme in respect of his Department and of every State body for which it is responsible; the date of commencement of the rental or date of purchase of each property; the cost of each property purchased or the annual rental of each property rented; the number of staff transferred into each property as of 1 January of each year from the commencement of the rental or the date of the acquisition of each property in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5640/10]

Written answers

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

My Department's decentralisation programme has been extremely successful to date. Five hundred and fifty civil servants in thirteen bodies have already moved to eight locations and a further 120 staff are due to move in the next two years. As the Deputy will be aware, the Office of Public Works is responsible for the procurement of property required under the Decentralisation Programme. The OPW has provided the following information in relation to accommodation occupied by decentralised divisions/agencies of my Department.

Location	Division/Agency	Status	Date of acquisition/ commencement of lease	Acquisition Costs/ Yearly Rental Costs (€1,000)	No. of staff currently in location
Longford	Irish Prison Service	Acquisition	21.3.2005	576.2	126
Navan	National Property Services Regulatory Authority	Lease	25.12.2007	*575.4	9
Navan	Garda Civilian Human Resources Directorate,	Lease	15.12.2007	440.0	57
	Office of the Director of Probation Service,
	Coroners Service
Portarlington	Data Protection Commissioner	Lease	1.12.2006	73.5	23
Portlaoise	Equality Tribunal	Lease	1.7.2008	61.0	8
Roscommon	Property Registration Authority	Acquisition	12.3.2007	3000	84
Roscrea	Equality Authority	Lease	26.3.2007	130.0	16
Thurles	Garda Central Vetting Unit	Lease (1)	1.9.2005	64.7	133
	Fixed Charge Processing Section	Lease (2)	1.3.2007	186.2
Tipperary	Private SecurityAuthority	Acquisition	11.1.2007	1,625.0	32
Tipperary	Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service	Lease (1)	1.9.2005	108.2	63
		Lease (2)	29.4.2008	104.0

*The accommodation in Navan occupied by the National Property Services Regulatory Authority is shared with other Departments.