Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2007
353 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Defence the number to date of civil servants and employees of State bodies transferred from Dublin to decentralised locations; the number transferred from outside of Dublin to other decentralised locations; and the number transferred in post to decentralising Departments in Dublin pending planned decentralisation to locations outside of Dublin. [36024/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraA total of 21 staff currently serving in my Department have transferred from Dublin posts to the Civil Defence Board in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and my Department's offices in Renmore, Co. Galway under the Government's Decentralisation Programme. A further 9 staff members have transferred to the Roscrea location and 6 staff members to the Galway location from other provincial locations. It is expected that by the end of 2007 a total of 40 staff will have transferred to my offices outside of Dublin under the Government's Decentralisation Programme.
The Government Decision on decentralisation, also provides for the transfer of all of my Department's Dublin based Civil Service staff to Newbridge, Co. Kildare. To date, 141 Newbridge bound staff are currently serving in my Department. None of these staff will have relocated to Newbridge by the end of 2007, as the construction of the Department's new headquarters is not expected to be completed until the first quarter of 2009.
