Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
652. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide details of entire units that have been re-centralised back to Dublin in her Department; her Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40479/16]
View answerMy Department has decentralised certain functions to a variety of locations as outlined in tabular format below.
Functions and locations as stated have not been re-centralised to Dublin.
Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, and its Offices
|
Location |
Office |
Decentralisation |
|
Dublin |
Head Office |
- |
|
Carlow and Dublin |
Companies Registration Office. |
Decentralised from Dublin to Carlow in stages over the period 2007 to 2010. |
|
Kilkenny |
Patents Office. |
Decentralised from Dublin to Kilkenny in 1998. |
|
Carlow, Cork, Dublin, Shannon, Sligo |
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) (formerly National Employment Rights Authority (NERA)). |
NERA was established in 2007, with headquarters in Carlow and regional offices located in Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Sligo. The WRC was established with effect from 1/10/15, incorporating the National Employment Rights Authority, the Labour Relations Commission, the Equality Tribunal and the first instance functions of the Labour Court and the Employment Appeals Tribunal into a new Body of First Instance. |
