Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that her Department's office will remain in Ballybay, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32314/15]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the proposed transfer of her Department's office from Ballybay, County Monaghan to Monaghan town will not proceed as planned, due to the much higher costs projected now in relation to the provision of appropriate accommodation in Monaghan town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32315/15]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together.

The proposed transfer of the Department of Social Protection’s Office from Ballybay, County Monaghan to Monaghan Town has not proceeded in the timeframe planned due to a complex property management issue.

Staff will remain in Ballybay for the foreseeable future and until this situation is resolved. The issue of costs, as suggested, is not a determining factor in this instance.