Written answers
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
Department of Education and Science
Video Conferencing Facilities
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she uses video conferencing technology in order to reduce the amount of travel taken to attend meetings; if her Department has video conferencing facilities available to staff in each Departmental building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32661/07]
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department uses video conferencing whenever feasible and practical so that officials in various locations do not have to travel to attend meetings. In particular, video conferencing is used extensively by officials in the Department's three main offices in Dublin, Athlone and Tullamore. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to availability of video conferencing facilities is provided in the following table.
| Office | Address | Video Conferencing |
| Marlborough Street Headquarters | Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 | Yes |
| Athlone | Cornamaddy, Athlone | Yes |
| Tullamore | Portlaoise Road, Tullamore | Yes |
| Dublin City/Fingal Regional Office | Findlater House, Cathal Brugha Street, Dublin 1 | This is temporary accommodation. Video Conferencing will be available in the new office. |
| Dublin South County Regional Office | Town Hall, Belgard Square North, Town Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Yes |
| Kildare/Wicklow Regional Office | The Maudlins, Naas, Co Kildare | Yes |
| Mid Western Regional Office | Rossbrien Road, Punches Cross, Limerick | Yes |
| Midlands Regional Office | Friars Mill Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath | Yes |
| North Eastern Regional Office | Kilcarn, Navan, Co Meath | Yes |
| North Western Regional Office | Kempton Promenade, Bridge Street, Sligo | Yes |
| South Eastern Regional Office | Johnstown Business Park, Waterford | Yes |
| Southern Regional Office | Heritage Business Park, Mahon, Cork | Yes |
| Western Regional Office | Victoria Place, Eyre Square, Galway | Yes |
| NEPS Blackrock | Trident House, Blackrock, Co Dublin | No |
| NEPS Castlebar | Thomas Street, Castlebar, Co Mayo | No |
| NEPS Cavan | Elm House, Elm Bank Office Development, Cavan Town, Co Cavan | No |
| NEPS Clondalkin | 50 Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | No |
| NEPS Clonmel | c/o Vocational School, Raheen Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary | No |
| NEPS Drogheda | Donore Road Industrial Estate, Drogheda, Co Louth | No |
| NEPS Ennis | Francis Street, Ennis, Clare | No |
| NEPS Frederick Court | 24/27 North Frederick St, Dublin 1 | No |
| NEPS Letterkenny | c/o Government Buildings, High Road, Letterkenny, Co Donegal | No |
| NEPS Portlaoise | Grattan House, Dublin Road, Portlaoise | No |
| NEPS Roscommon | c/o Govt. Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon, Co Roscommon | No |
| NEPS Sligo | Westward Centre, Bridge Street, Sligo, Co Sligo | No |
| NEPS Tralee | Clounalour, Oakpark, Tralee, Co Kerry | No |
| NEPS Wexford | The Bushels, Cornmarket, Wexford, Co Wexford | No |
| Inspectors' Office Cork | 1A South Mall, Cork | No |
| Inspectors' Office Galway | Ross House, Merchants Road, Galway | No |
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