Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014
649. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the savings made by his Department since the closing of the DVO office in Longford, the agricultural environment structures office in Athlone and the DVO in Mullingar in July 2009 by the then Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55526/13]
View answerLocal Office reorganisation in Longford, Athlone and Mullingar has led to the redeployment of 27 staff to date. The first redeployments occurred in 2007 and redeployment continued up to and including 2012. Savings made by my Department through redeployment from these three offices, in terms of salary, overtime, employer PRSI and overhead costs, are estimated to be €4.75m up to the end of 2013.
