Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 29 Mar 1994

Vol. 440 No. 7

Written Answers. - Public Offices Opening Hours.

Richard Bruton

Ceist:

140 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment whether public offices serving the public under the auspices of his Department are open through lunch; if not, the length of time they are closed during lunch time; and his views on whether lunch time would be the most convenient time to call for many members of the public.

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mr. Quinn)

The situation in regard to the lunch time period in the Department's public offices is as follows:

Office	Lunchtime Arrangements
Companies Registration Office	Closed 1.00 to 2.15 p.m.
Insurance inquiries and Casual Trading	Closed 12.30 to 2.30 p.m.
Licences
Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs	Closed 1.00 to 2.30 p.m.
Patents Office	Open
Registry of Friendly Societies	Closed 1.15 to 2.30 p.m.

With the exception of the Office of the Director of Consumer Affairs and the Insurance inquiries, the public offices outlined above deal mainly with persons from the business and professional sectors.