Decentralisation Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2007

Thursday, 5 July 2007

Ceisteanna (286)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

286 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of posts decentralised to date as part of his Department’s decentralisation programme; the location of the decentralised posts in each case; the corresponding number of posts that have been reduced from his Department’s Dublin offices to date; and the overall net loss or gain in terms of post numbers as a result of the decentralisation of these posts. [19654/07]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy John Gormley)

I refer to the reply to Question No. 554 of 3 July 2007.

The overall approved staffing complement of my Department is 1,298 staff. Following the establishment of an advanced office in Wexford comprising 39 staff on 25 June 2007, there has been a corresponding reduction by 39 staff in my Department's Dublin offices. This has no effect on the approved staffing compliment.