I wish to advise the Deputy that the probation and welfare service office to be established in Donaghmede will be a local office and not a regional office. The probation and welfare service, nationwide, has moved towards localisation of its offices within the past number of years. Local service delivery enhances co-operation from those people working with the probation and welfare service who are normally also based locally.
In Dublin, the probation and welfare service has been successful in establishing offices in Dún Laoghaire, Ballyfermot, Tallaght, Finglas, Crumlin and Clondalkin. These offices are sited in local communities, alongside businesses, over shops and within industrial units. No complaint has been received by the probation and welfare service to date from any member of the public about the behaviour of those attending a local office, nor has any complaint been brought to the attention of any officer of the service about the behaviour of those attending a local office.