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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 11 May 1993

Vol. 430 No. 5

Written Answers. - Decentralisation of Government Departments.

Ivor Callely

Ceist:

64 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance if he will give a breakdown of the total cost involved to date for his Department under the Government's current programme of decentralisation; if he will clarify the costs and relevant payments to personnel with regard to relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Following is a tabular statement setting out the information sought by the Deputy for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Office of Public Works.

Breakdown of total cost to date of decentralisation programme in the Vote for the Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Subhead

1991

1992

1993

£

£

£

A. 1 Salaries, wages and allowances†

742,000

1,735,000

1,135,000

A. 2 Travel and subsistence

5,000

70,000

17,000

A. 3 Incidental expenses

110,000

370,000

140,000

A. 4 Postal and Telecommunications services

59,000

96,000

65,000

A. 5 Office machinery and other office supplies

154,000

533,000

255,000

A. 6 Office premises expenses

683,000

1,065,000

267,000

A. 9 Motor vehicles

40,000

11,000

†With regard to payments to personnel, these salaries, wages and allowances arose mainly to allow for the extra costs incurred on staff transferring to new duties.
Total payments to date, for each centre, from Office of Public Works Vote.
These payments cover mainly rents and rates — other decentralisation costs are chargeable to Departments'-Offices' Votes.

Centre

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

£

£

£

£

£

Athlone

264,958.62

255,914.00

Ballina *

226,000.00

230,239.29

246,812.59

219,014.98

Cavan *

216,600.00

206,683.00

242,314.00

215,006.00

215,434.00

Ennis *

280,585.00¹

421,848.00

Galway

238,180.00

266,179.30

290,159.54

276,971.91

Kilkenny¹*

314,450.00

Killarney

186,653.00

230,469.00

222,142.00

Letterkenny *

207,903.00

258,597.00

246,473.00

Limerick

745,000.00

Nenagh *

347,814.00

Sligo

372,071.00

346,784.00

360,546.00

351,748.00

1. Asterisks include accommodation for locally-based staff.
2. The rent per square foot in each case is less than for equivalent accommodation in Dublin.
3. Ownership of the premises passes to the State at first payment.
¹Phase I only.
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