Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 February 2010

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

Questions (223)

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

288 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs 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. [5638/10]

Written answers

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Micheál Martin)

Under the Government's decentralisation programme announced in 2003, the headquarters of Irish Aid, the Development Cooperation Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs, has decentralised to Limerick. Information in relation to staff numbers and office accommodation, leased by the Office of Public Works, is set out below in tabular form as requested by the Deputy.

Property	Date of rental	Annual rent	Number of staff
			1/1/08	1/1/09	1/1/10
3rd, 4th and 5th floor AIB Building,O’Connell Street, Limerick. (Interim office premises).	4th and 5th floor, May 2007 to December 2008	€128,694 for 4th and 5th floor	55	None	None
	3rd floor, July 2008 to December 2008	€65,427 for 3rd floor (6 months)
Riverview House, Henry Street, Limerick. (Permanent office premises).	November 2008	€900,000	None	128	120