Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will give further consideration to the request from the Ballybay and Clones municipal district to retain the offices of her Department in Ballybay, County Monaghan; if she will locate the proposed new Intreo centre for County Monaghan in Ballybay, as outlined in correspondence to her from the municipal district, given the benefits that arise for a small town such as Ballybay when such services are located therein; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3184/16]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Office of Public Works has now entered into a legal property arrangement to lease part of Teach O'Cleircin, Old Cross Square, Monaghan. There would be serious cost implications for reversing this decision and further time delays in pursing an alternative property at this stage. Teach O’Cleircin is the new location for the Public Services Card Centre.

Neither my officials, nor the Office of Public Works, considered that the properties on offer in Ballybay could meet the Department’s requirements and a decision has been made to move the current facilities to Monaghan Town and combine it with a public, customer facing facility to serve the people of Monaghan.