Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a North South Co-operation unit in her Department; the number of staff working in the North South Co-operation unit; the number of staff who have worked in the North South Co-operation unit in each year since 2007. [46623/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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There is ongoing contact between officials of my Department and their counterparts in Northern Ireland, both at operational level and at the most senior management level. While there is no specific North South Co-operation Unit in my Department of Social Protection, matters relating to North South relations are dealt with by the EU International Section of the Department. There are 9 staff in this Section.