Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2007

Tuesday, 20 February 2007

Ceisteanna (304)

Joan Burton

Ceist:

377 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants within her Department who have transferred to offices outside Dublin under the decentralisation programme to date; the percentage of those who had a previous transfer within a two year period of the decentralisation transfer; the number of those people who transferred from a non-Dublin office to a Dublin office in the initial transfer; the average time spent in the Dublin office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6692/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

Under the decentralisation programme twenty nine civil servants have transferred to other Government Departments from my Department to date. Of those six transferred directly to offices outside Dublin.

As the Deputy will be aware my Department is not one of the Departments earmarked for decentralisation under the Civil Service Decentralisation Programme.