Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 27 Mar 1990

Vol. 397 No. 5

Written Answers. - Government Services.

Edward Nealon

Ceist:

89 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for Finance the names of the places outside Dublin in which blocks of Civil Service work are being carried out; the Government Departments by which the civil servants are employed; the nature of the services they are providing; and the number of civil servants in each case.

Minister for Finance (Mr. A. Reynolds)

The services provided in various locations outside Dublin are listed below and the numbers serving in each location by Department are itemised in the attached table.

Place	Departments — Services Provided
Carlow	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Services, Revenue, Agri- culture, Justice.
Cavan	— Social Welfare Services, Marine — Revenue, Agriculture — accounts and general departmental work, Justice.
Clare — Ennis	— Social Welfare Services, Agriculture, Justice.
Clare — Remainder	Environment — vehicle registration, T & T — radio, air traffic service, technical staff, — Social Welfare Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Cork — Cork City	OS — Mapping, T & T —meteorological, radio, air traffic service, technical staff, aeronautical operations, — Social Wel- fare Services, Education — school inspectors, Defence — payments & audit functions, Marine — Fisheries, OPW — architectural & wildlife service, Foreign Affairs — Passport Office, Justice.
Cork — Bandon	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Cork — Bantry	— Social Welfare Services, Marine — Fisheries, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Cork — Cobh	— Social Welfare Service, Defence — contracts and personnel functions, Justice.
Cork — Mallow	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — National Monuments, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Cork — Skibbereen	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture.
Cork — Remainder	OS — Mapping, T & T — Meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, Marine — Fisheries/Harbour, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Donegal — Lifford	Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Donegal — Letterkenny	— Social Welfare Service, Education — school inspector, OPW — architectural, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Donegal — Remainder	T & T — radio, meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, Gaeltacht, Marine — Fisheries/Harbour, OPW — National Parks, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Galway — Ballinasloe	Agriculture, Justice.
Galway — Galway City	OS — Mapping, T & T — meteorological, Energy — Forestry Worker, — Social Welfare Service, Education — school inspectors, Defence — payroll & pensions, accounting and audit functions, Marine — Fisheries, OPW — architectural, drainage, wildlife, Justice.
Galway — Tuam	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Galway — Remainder	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Gaeltacht, Marine, OPW — drainage, National Parks, Justice.
Kerry — Killarney	— Social Welfare Services, OPW — architectural, National Parks, monuments, Agriculture, Justice.
Kerry — Tralee	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Gaeltacht, Marine, OPW — drainage, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Kerry — Remainder	T & T — radio, meteorologial, — Social Welfare Service, Gaeltacht, Marine — Fisheries, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Kildare — Naas	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Kildare — Remainder	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Defence — Pay- ments and Audit functions, Agriculture.
Kilkenny	OS — Mapping, T & T — meteorological, Energy — forestry worker, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — hydrometric, National Parks, monuments, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Laois — Portlaoise	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — architectural, Agriculture, Justice.
Laois — Remainder	OS — Mapping, Agriculture, Justice.
Leitrim
Carrick-on-Shannon	Agriculture, Justice.
Leitrim — Remainder	— Social Welfare Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Limerick
Kilmallock	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture.
Limerick
Limerick City	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Education — school inspectors, OPW — architectural, Wildlife Services, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Limerick — Remainder	— Social Welfare Services, OPW — drainage, Revenue, Agri- culture, Justice.
Longford	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Louth — Drogheda	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Revenue, Agri- culture, Justice.
Louth — Dundalk	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — archi- tectural, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Louth — Remainder	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — hydrometric, Revenue, Agriculture.
Mayo — Ballina	Environment — housing grants, driver testing, group water schemes, local administration (superannuation), local govern- ment audit service, accounts/salaries, — Social Welfare Ser- vice, OPW — drainage, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Mayo — Castlebar	Energy — forestry accounts, — Social Welfare Service, Marine — accounts, OPW — architectural, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Mayo — Claremorris	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Mayo — Westport	— Social Welfare Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Mayo — Remainder	— Social Welfare Service, Gaeltacht, Marine — fisheries, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Meath — Kells	— Social Welfare Service.
Meath — Navan	Agriculture, Justice.
Meath — Remainder	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — drainage, National Monu- ments, Agriculture, Justice.
Monaghan	— Mapping, T & T — meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — drainage, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Offaly — Birr	T & T — meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, Agri- culture.
Offaly — Tullamore	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — drainage/ waterways, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Offaly — Remainder	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Agriculture.
Roscommon — Castlerea	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Roscommon — Remainder	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — drainage, Agriculture, Justice.
Sligo	— Social Welfare Service, Education — school inspectors, OPW — architecture, National Monuments, Revenue, Agri- culture, Justice.
Tipperary — Clonmel	— Social Welfare Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Tipperary — Nenagh	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — drainage, Agriculture, Justice.
Tipperary — Thurles	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — archi- tectural, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Tipperary — Remainder	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Jus- tice.
Waterford	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, Marine — fisheries, OPW — architectural, drainage, Revenue, Agriculture, Jus- tice.
Westmeath — Athlone	— Social Welfare Service, Education — certificate examiners, Examination Branch, Defence — payments and audit func- tions, OPW — architectural, hydrometric, waterways, Rev- enue, Agriculture, Justice.
Westmeath — Mullingar	T & T — meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — National Monuments, Wildlife Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Westmeath — Remainder	OPW — drainage, Agriculture.
Wexford — Enniscorthy	— Social Welfare Service, Agriculture, Justice.
Wexford — Gorey	Agriculture, Justice.
Wexford — Remainder	OS — Mapping, T & T — meteorological, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — architectural, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
Wicklow — Bray	— Social Welfare Service, OPW — Wildlife Service, Justice.
Wicklow — Remainder	OS — Mapping, — Social Welfare Service, OPW — archi- tectural, Wildlife Service, Revenue, Agriculture, Justice.
No Fixed Station	— Social Welfare Service, Justice.
Serving Abroad	Agriculture, Foreign Affairs — permanent representation in Brussels, embassies and consular offices abroad.

Note: Agriculture covers the general schemes covered by the Department except for Cavan which contains the decentralised accounts branch. Revenue covers customs and excise administration and taxation. Justice covers prisons, welfare service, courts, garda clerical staff and civil legal aid and advice.

Breakdown of civil servants by location by Department.

Place	Agric	Defence	Educ	Energy	Env	F Aff	Gaelt	Just	Marine	OPW	OS	Rev	Sw	T & T
Carlow	47							11			1	1	22
Cavan	210							90	1			20	18
Clare — Ennis	75							9					30
Clare — Remainder	10				59			11				48	1	316
Cork — Cork City	196	2	21			3		258	8	14	5	386	147	43
Cork — Bandon	11							4						2
Cork — Bantry	4							1	1			4	8
Cork — Cobh		5						89					8
Cork — Mallow	13							6		1		1	3
Cork — Skibbereen	5												1
Cork — Remainder	93							11	2		11	14	5	15
Donegal — Lifford	11							10				28
Donegal — Letterkenny	20		1					8		5		60	40
Donegal — Remainder	97						8	6	8	1	60	55	16
Galway — Ballinasloe	1							4
Galway — Galway City	97	186	19	1				31	4	9	3	131	66	4
Galway — Tuam	16							4					2
Galway — Remainder	48						28	5	1	8	8		11
Kerry — Killarney	13							3		11			5
Kerry — Tralee	69						3	26	1	1	4	72	48
Kerry — Remainder	48						2	3	1			1	31	44
Kildare — NAAS	33							16					3
Kildare — Remainder	56	2									9		25
Kilkenny	73			1				20		3	8	92	28	5
Laois — Portlaoise	35							394		3			4
Laois — Remainder	8							1			2
Leitrim — Carrick-On-Shannon	11							9					15
Leitrim — Remainder	8							1				2	9
Limerick — Kilmallock	1												1
Limerick — Limerick City	85		13					249		10	2	220	89
Limerick — Remainder	31							2		7		4	22
Longford	43							10					27
Louth — Drogheda	18							10			2	9	38
Louth — Dundalk	20							15		2	1	193	43
Louth — Remainder	5									1		40	2
Mayo — Ballina	21				256			5		2		3	35
Mayo — Castlebar	126			3				20	9	2		54	19
Mayo — Claremorris	16							2					1
Mayo — Westport	2							2				1	13
Mayo — Remainder	38						2	3	1			2	21
Meath — Kells													2
Meath — Navan	46							1
Meath — Remainder	18							14		8			2
Monaghan	74							14		8	5	74	5	5
Offaly — Birr	4												1	5
Offaly — Tullamore	35							10		1		8	3
Offaly — Remainder	9										6		1
Roscommon — Castlerea	8							2					1
Roscommon — Remainder	92							12		5			2
Sligo	100		10					19		7		64	354
Tipperary — Clonmel	19							20				4	22
Tipperary — Nenagh	52							2		1			3
Tipperary — Thurles	12							5		5	3	56	17
Tipperary — Remainder	70							11			5		3
Waterford	89							28	1	8	1	160	57
Westmeath — Athlone	17	2	107					12		4		79	33
Westmeath — Mullingar	51							13		5		1	18	5
Westmeath — Remainder	8									1
Wexford — Enniscorthy	46							1					3
Wexford — Gorey	2							7
Wexford — Remainder	35							21		1	13	118	37	6
Wicklow — Bray	35							6		9			29
Wicklow — Remainder	7							54		1	4	5	17
No Fixed Station								12					30
Serving Abroad	10		1			219						16