Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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554. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the setting up of an Intreo office in Balbriggan, County Dublin; if she will expedite the matter in view of the need for job supports in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46705/13]

Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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555. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the setting up of an Intreo office in Swords, County Dublin; if she will expedite the matter in view of the need for job supports in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46706/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 554 and 555 together.

The delivery of over 60 One-Stop-Shop Intreo Offices is a major property project for the Office of Public Works which is responsible for the provision of the Department’s property requirements, including refurbishment and fit out works.

The Intreo Project requires the acquisition and development of some new properties and the re-modelling and refurbishment of others. All of this also entails the re-accommodation of staff including the transfer and set-up of IT, furniture and other utilities across multiple locations.

Notwithstanding the complexity of such a large property programme, the OPW and the Department are committed to having 43 offices open by the end of the year. The remaining offices, including Balbriggan and Swords, will open before the end of 2014.