Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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182. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there will be no change to the status of her Department's office in Ballybay, County Monaghan; if there will be no reduction in the number of staff employed at that centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43304/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Twenty nine staff occupying two adjoining buildings on Main St. in Ballybay, Co. Monaghan were redeployed from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Social Protection in July 2012. The staff are engaged in the processing of the Public Services Card. The operations have recently been expanded to include 8 additional temporary staff.

The current facilities in Ballybay are not considered appropriate for the existing business processes or to accommodate the recently expanded operation. Accordingly, options for suitable accommodation are being examined in advance of lease renewal deadlines in 2015.

Regardless of the course chosen, there will be no reduction in the number of staff permanently employed.