asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state (i) the number of houses or premises formerly used by private persons or companies which are now being used by State or semi-State organisations in Dublin; (ii) in relation to each Department and each State and semi-State organisation the street name and street number of each such house occupied by it and the number of officials accommodated in each house.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Housing of State and semi-State Organisations.
Excluding Garda Síochána stations, post offices, stores and workshops there are at present 78 such houses and premises occupied by officials for whom the State provides accommodation.
A statement giving particulars of the houses, etc., concerned and the number of officials in occupation will, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, be circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement referred to:—
|
Department or Office |
Premises |
No. of Officials in occupation |
|
Oireachtas |
Leinster House. |
55 |
|
Department of Finance |
2 and 3 Merrion Square |
92 |
|
Paymaster-General's Office |
3 Lower Ormond Quay |
30 |
|
Valuation Office |
5 (part) and 6 Ely Place |
90 |
|
Government Publications Office |
3-4 College Street (part) |
7 |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
11-13 Upper O'Connell Street (part) |
79 |
|
1 Beresford Place (part) |
4 |
|
|
39 Westland Row |
20 |
|
|
10 Parnell Square (part) |
34 |
|
|
21 St. Stephen's Green |
53 |
|
|
Office of Public Works |
50 St. Stephen's Green |
27 |
|
10 Hume Street |
9 |
|
|
34 Molesworth Street |
14 |
|
|
Department of Agriculture |
2 and 3 Kildare Place |
34 |
|
14, 15, 16 and 17 (part) Upper Merrion St. |
71 |
|
|
33 St. Stephen's Green (part) |
24 |
|
|
9 Upper Mount Street |
31 |
|
|
Department of Lands |
8 Clare Street |
66 |
|
6, 7 and 8 Hume Street |
128 |
|
|
21-29, 31 and 33 Upper Merrion Street |
618 |
|
|
44 (part), 61, 83, 88, 89 and 93 Merrion Sq. |
243 |
|
|
Dunlop House, Fenian Street |
67 |
|
|
Oriel House, Westland Row |
41 |
|
|
Department of Industry and Commerce. |
14 Hume Street |
7 |
|
14 St. Stephen's Green |
5 |
|
|
40 Upper O'Connell Street (part) |
102 |
|
|
44 Upper O'Connell Street (part) |
39 |
|
|
26 and 27 Eden Quay |
12 |
|
|
44 (part) and 45 Merrion Square |
36 |
|
|
Department of Education |
1 Hume Street |
61 |
|
46 St. Stephen's Green |
||
|
21 Fitzwilliam Square (part) |
7 |
|
|
28 and 29 Marlborough Street |
216 |
|
|
Tyrone House |
||
|
5 Ely Place (part) |
2 |
|
|
Talbot House |
66 |
|
|
Department of Social Welfare |
13 and 14 Earlsfort Terrace |
154 |
|
D'Olier House, D'Olier Street (part) |
107 |
|
|
73 Merrion Square |
10 |
|
|
21 Fitzwilliam Square (part) |
4 |
|
|
16-17 Beresford Place |
21 |
|
|
Department of Justice |
1 Palace Street |
18 |
|
21 Fitzwilliam Square (part) |
3 |
|
|
128 Lower Baggot Street |
8 |
|
|
Department of Posts and Telegraphs. |
10 Parnell Square (part) |
48 |
|
28 Lower O'Connell Street (part) |
17 |
|
|
13-16 Dame Street (part) |
33 |
|
|
Aldborough House |
144 |
|
|
11-13 Exchequer Street |
410 |
|
|
Department of Defence |
26 Westland Row |
18 |
|
Department of Local Government |
6 Harcourt Street |
17 |
|
Department of Health |
1 Beresford Place (part) |
5 |
|
Department of External Affairs |
Iveagh House, St. Stephen's Green |
95 |
|
MISCELLANEOUS. |
||
|
Butter Marketing Committee |
38 Dawson Street (part) |
17 |
|
Dairy Disposals Co., Ltd. |
33 St. Stephen's Green (part) |
8 |
|
Dublin Institute of Advanced |
||
|
Studies |
64 and 65 Merrion Square5, |
40 |
Does the Parliamentary Secretary not agree that it would be a good idea to sell some of these houses? If we could speed up the building of proper accommodation to house a number of civil servants who are at present occupying these houses, would that not be a good thing in view of the fact that the Parliamentary Secretary recently paid £15,000 for a new house which would only accommodate a few people?
What would it cost to take over the whole of the square?
Houses for the people must come first.