Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

I will try to do that. I understand the office accommodation has been sourced. My note states that currently the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution is sited on two locations. The additional accommodation being sourced by OPW is in a third location. This will in itself lead to difficulties because the office intends to move to Infirmary Road, but that is dependent on the Department of Defence moving accommodation. I think it is agreed where the DPP is going, but there is a delay. I will see what I can do about that.

We have approved the staff, but as I mentioned in the reply, in addition to the new staff sanctioned, the director is in communication with the Courts Service and the Departments of Finance and Justice, Equality and Law Reform with regard to further staff which will be required to implement a range of initiatives in the criminal justice sector. I think Deputy Gilmore is referring to this, but the number of staff has not been clarified but the director is also examining the extra staff that will be required for responsibility for the sea fisheries prosecutions. While the Nally Report is completed, the issues are to get the new staff and to move the entire service to Infirmary Road and be in one location — the director is concerned that the office is split and this creates difficulties. Infirmary Road is a good location for the office because it is near the courts----

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