Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of the Finglas social welfare office; the staff numbers located there at present; the plans to locate additional staff there; the proportion of the building which is currently unoccupied; and if there are any proposals for the use of this space in the future. [20509/05]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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There are no plans at present to change the status of the Finglas social welfare office.

This office serves the customers of the Finglas area and currently handles a claim-load of 2,224 unemployed people. In addition, since October 2003 it also handles the claims for one-parent family payment for local customers.

The building also houses the regional headquarters for the Dublin north region inspectors and facilitators for the Finglas-Ballymun area and the maintenance recovery unit of the pension services office. The total number of staff working in the Finglas social welfare building is 65. The building is fully utilised.