As the Deputy will be aware, the Decentralisation Programme announced in December 2003 involved the potential relocation of over 10,000 civil and public service jobs to 53 locations in 25 counties.
It was decided by the Government in 2011 that the Decentralisation Programme should be cancelled in light of the budgetary and staffing outlook at that time. Up to that date, about a third of the target numbers, over 3,400 posts were decentralised. It is estimated that the proportion of civil servants working outside Dublin is now in the region of 50%.
The accompanying table sets out the details requested by the Deputy in his question.
I currently have no plans to introduce a further programme of decentralisation.
Number of Staff relocated (2011) - Decentralisation - Organisations and Staff Moved.
Location
|
-
|
-
|
Department/Organisation
|
Staff moved
|
Carlow
|
1
|
Carlow (advance party)
|
Enterprise Trade & Innovation
|
103
|
Cavan
|
2
|
Cavan (advance party)
|
Communications Energy & Natural Resources
|
57
|
|
3
|
Kilrush
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
|
57
|
Clare
|
4
|
Shannon¹ (advance party)
|
Enterprise Ireland
|
66
|
|
|
|
Agriculture Fisheries & Food
|
85
|
|
|
|
BIM
|
20
|
|
5
|
Clonakilty
|
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
|
47
|
Cork
|
6
|
Cork City
|
Health Information and Quality Authority
|
47
|
|
7
|
Buncrana
|
Social Protection
|
100
|
Donegal
|
8
|
Gaoth Dobhair
|
Foras na Gaeilge
|
5
|
|
9
|
Clifden (advance party)
|
Pobal
|
25
|
|
|
|
Road Safety Authority
|
40
|
|
10
|
Loughrea
|
Transport - Road Haulage
|
10
|
|
|
|
Community Equality
|
|
Galway
|
11
|
Na Forbacha
|
and Gaeltacht Affairs
|
12
|
|
12
|
Killarney
|
Tourism Culture & Sport
|
79
|
Kerry
|
13
|
Listowel
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
|
52
|
|
14
|
Athy (advance party)
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
|
73
|
|
15
|
Naas
|
Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority
|
12
|
|
|
|
Defence
|
165
|
Kildare
|
16
|
Newbridge
|
Defence Forces HQ
|
55
|
Kilkenny
|
17
|
Thomastown (advance party in Kilkenny)
|
Health & Safety Authority
|
33
|
|
|
|
Data Protection Commissioner
|
23
|
|
|
|
Equality Tribunal
|
8
|
|
18
|
Portarlington (advance party)
|
NCCA
|
12
|
Laois
|
19
|
Portlaoise (advance party)
|
Agriculture Fisheries & Food
|
317
|
Leitrim
|
20
|
Carrick-on-Shannon
|
Social Protection
|
159
|
|
21
|
Limerick
|
Foreign Affairs - Development Co-operation Ireland
|
134
|
Limerick
|
22
|
Newcastlewest
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
|
52
|
Longford
|
23
|
Longford
|
Irish Prison Service
|
133
|
Louth
|
24
|
Dundalk² (advance party)
|
Sustainable Energy Ireland
|
11
|
|
25
|
Ballina
|
Road Safety Authority
|
62
|
|
26
|
Charlestown (advance party in Tubbercurry)
|
Community Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs
|
100
|
Mayo
|
27
|
Claremorris (advance party)
|
Office of Public Works
|
31
|
|
|
|
Coroners Service
|
4
|
|
|
|
Garda Civilian Human Resources Division
|
38
|
|
|
|
National Property Services Regulatory Authority
|
9
|
|
|
|
Office of the Director of Probation Service
|
15
|
|
28
|
Navan
|
Office of the Revenue Commissioners
|
100
|
Meath
|
29
|
Trim
|
Office of Public Works
|
240
|
|
30
|
Birr (advance party)
|
FÁS
|
20
|
Offaly
|
31
|
Tullamore
|
Finance
|
122
|
Roscommon
|
32
|
Roscommon
|
Property Registration Authority - Land Registry
|
77
|
Sligo
|
33
|
Sligo
|
Social Protection
|
72
|
|
|
|
Private Security Authority
|
32
|
|
34
|
Tipperary Town
|
Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (advance move)
|
63
|
|
|
|
Garda HQ - Garda Central Vetting Office
|
67
|
|
35
|
Thurles (advance party)
|
Garda HQ - Fixed Charge Processing Section
|
66
|
Tipperary
|
36
|
Roscrea (advance party)
|
Equality Authority
|
16
|
|
37
|
Athlone
|
Education & Skills
|
88
|
Westmeath
|
38
|
Mullingar (advance party)
|
Education & Skills
|
7
|
Wexford
|
39
|
Wexford (advance party)
|
Environment Heritage & Local Government
|
189
|
|
|
|
Total
|
3,410
|
¹ Includes 40 Shannon Development posts absorbed into Enterprise Ireland and additional posts located in Shannon under a parallel process.
² SEI are in the process of relocating a further 13 posts to Dundalk.