Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare deciding officers and administrative staff working in the Donegal Town and Ballybofey offices in County Donegal; and the training facilities in place for staff members. [40866/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There is a total of 18 staff serving in the Department's Local Office in Donegal Town. All of the staff have been officially appointed as deciding officers. The Department provides staff training through local trainers and the Department's Staff Development Unit on an ongoing basis.

The office in Ballybofey is a Branch Office which is operated under a contract for services by a Branch Manager who employs his own staff. Of the 6 staff working in this office, 2 have been officially appointed as deciding officers to make decisions in respect of certain categories of jobseekers' allowance and jobseekers' benefit claims and are fully trained in this regard.