He said the department is conducting an environmental analysis of the problem.
In addition, departments conduct their own activities inside the department.
The department has conducted 120 restaurant inspections in the last two weeks.
The department conducts more than 250 such inquiries a year, he said.
The department conducted its employment survey before it collected the most recent data on claims, though.
The statement said the department had conducted an extensive investigation of the county's voting system.
Also, in 1930, the Justice Department conducted a study to consider building a 1000-cell prison on the island.
Before closing any firehouses, he said, the department should conduct a new study.
But he said that the Justice Department was not conducting its own investigation of the matter.
His department is conducting an 18-month study of options for widening Route 2.