Mr. Trimble: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many planning personnel are employed in the Downpatrick RegionalPlanning Office; how many planning personnel are responsible for planning matters in (a) the Ards borough council area and(b) the Castlereagh borough council area; and whether he plans to increase the resources available to the Northern IrelandPlanning Service. [222079]Angela Smith: Within the Downpatrick Divisional Planning Office, on the Operations Side, there is a staff complement of 52 with 47staff currently in post.There are currently 14 staff within Ards borough council area and eight staff in the Castlereagh borough council area responsiblefor planning matters.Significant additional resources have been allocated to the Planning Service over the last few years in order to employ additionalstaff. During 2004-05 the Planning Service has sought to recruit 125 additional staff. The Agency now has a complement of 803 staffwith 756 staff in post. Workloads in the Planning Service are reviewed regularly as is the need for additional resources.