Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff employed by his Department in County Louth by location; if such staff are permanent, temporary, part time or on fixed contracts and so on; the accommodation used by such staff and if same is owned, leased or otherwise rented by his Department; the cost of same per annum; if leased, when such lease expires; his proposals to close, amalgamate or expand his Departments presence in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28854/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Department's Probation Service has regional offices in Dundalk and Drogheda. In the Dundalk office there are nine staff, of which four are full time and five are part-time. Of these, eight are permanent, established civil servants and one is a State industrial employee on a permanent contract. With regard to the Drogheda office, there are six staff, of which two are full time and four are part-time. All of these staff are permanent, established civil servants. The accommodation for these regional offices is managed by the Office of Public Works.

Two staff of my Constituency Office are also based in Dundalk. One is a full time permanent, established civil servant and the other is a non-civil servant working full time in an unestablished position on a temporary contract. The accommodation they are based in is neither owned or rented by my Department nor does the Department contribute to the cost of renting same. There are currently no plans to increase or decrease my Department's presence in County Louth.