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asked the Taoiseach if, in relation to the persons working for the Law Reform Commission, he will indicate the number of (a) whole time officers; (b) part time employees and their fees in respect of the current year; (c) legal research counsellors; (d) clerical staff; and (e) whole time officers in the superannuation scheme in accordance with section 12 of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975; and the number of these that are legal researchers.
602.
asked the Taoiseach if, in relation to the Law Reform Commission, he will indicate (a) the library facilities at their disposal and whether or not these are available to the public; and (b) the reason they recently moved to new office accommodation and the amount of rental now being paid for the new premises.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 602 together and the information sought by the Deputy is as follows:—
Law Reform Commission: (i) Whole time staff (including Legal Research Counsellors and Clerical Staff)—(a) Officers: Research Counsellors, 3; Secretary, 1. (b) Clerical Staff: Clerical, 4.
(ii) Part time employees and fees — There are no part time employees in the current year and no fees are payable.
(iii) Whole time officers in the Supearnnuation Scheme in accordance with Section 12 of the Law Reform Commission Act, 1975 and the number of these that are legal researchers — Two whole time officers, of whom one is a research counsellor, are members of the scheme. The other two whole time officers, both Research Counsellors, being on secondment from Government Departments, are members of the Civil Service Superannuation Scheme.
(iv) Library Facilities — From its establishment in October 1975, until 31 December 1983, expenditure by the Commission on research books amounted to £54,416. The research facilities of the Commission are not available to the public.
(v) New Office Accommodation and Rental — The offices held by the Commission from its inception in 1975 were held from Dublin Corporation. The terms of the holding entitled the Corporation to require that the offices be handed back, when required. Formal notice was given to the Commission on 8 December 1981, that the premises were required; by the Corporation. New premises were then obtained, in consultation with the Department of Finance and of the Office of Public Works, at Ardilaun Centre, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.
The annual rental is £40,135.
