asked the Minister for Social Welfare when the new employment exchange in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin will be opened.

The Office of Public Works is at present preparing working drawings and contract documents in preparation for inviting tenders for the erection of a new employment exchange in Dún Laoghaire.

I cannot at this stage indicate a definite date for the completion of the building, but I can assure the Deputy that there will be no avoidable delay.