Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance if the furniture division of the Office of Public Works located at Mountshannon Road, Dublin 8, is to be decentralised to Trim; if so, if purpose built workshops and stores will be built there even though all the furniture division's work will be done in Dublin in State Departments, Leinster House, and so on; if the current lease of the premises in Mountshannon Drive will be given back to its owner; if the staff of the division are to be kept employed in Dublin, if it will be at the current level of employment; and at which location. [16237/04]

Tom Parlon (Laois-Offaly, Progressive Democrats)
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The Office of Public Works furniture branch is being decentralised to Trim. All necessary facilities will be provided for the furniture branch to carry out its functions. The future of the premises at Mountshannon Road will be considered in the context of the Office of Public Works property strategy within the greater Dublin area. The staffing levels in the furniture division will be determined by the Office of Public Works ongoing strategy for providing the furniture and other requirements to Government Departments.