Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of each office to his Department in tabular form in respect of a company (details supplied). [12485/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff in each office, including the grade of staff, and the cost of those offices to his Department in tabular form in respect of a company (details supplied). [12486/09]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of offices in operation for a company (details supplied) and the location at which they are placed in the county in tabular form. [12487/09]

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 to 156, inclusive, together.

The company in question is a private company, limited by guarantee, and is contracted to deliver a range of programmes and schemes on behalf of my Department and a number of other Departments and agencies.

It is essentially a matter for each such company to decide where it should locate, its office arrangements, and HR matters and I have no function in this respect. In the circumstances, it would not be appropriate for me to provide the details requested. In any event, as I understand it, the company in question has yet to make final decisions in respect of a number of these matters.

The contractual arrangements governing the programmes and schemes mentioned above entitle the company to certain administrative and other costs. However, but there are mechanisms in place within individual programmes to control such costs and to secure value for money service delivery.