asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the accommodation previously occupied by civil servants who now, or will shortly, occupy offices in O'Connell Bridge House, by whom it will be occupied; and whether any buildings occupied by civil servants will be sold or surrendered as a consequence.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Accommodation.
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The reply to the first part of the question is in the form of a statement which, with your permission, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated in the Official Report.
In regard to the second part of the question, two buildings have already been surrendered and a third will be surrendered shortly. The future of a fourth building has still to be decided on.
Following is the statement:
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Accommodation vacated or to be vacated as a result of transfers to O'Connell Bridge House |
New Occupants |
Explanatory Notes |
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Rooms 405 and 509A in Depart- ment of Transport and Power Headquarters in Kildare Street, vacated by Aeronautical Section of the Department. |
Fuel and Power and Civil Aviation Sec- tions of the Department of Transport and Power. |
Accommodation needed to relieve overcrowding in the Department's Head Offices. |
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I.C.T. (International Computers and Tabulators) House, Ade- laide Road, vacated by Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Scheme staff of the Department of Agriculture. |
Poultry and Eggs Division, Depart- ment of Agri- culture. |
The new occupants were previously accommodated in unsuitable premises at 16 Upper Mount Street. |
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14 Upper Merrion Street, vacated by Land Project staff, Depart- ment of Agriculture. |
Cereals Division, Department of Agriculture. |
Accommodation needed to relieve overcrowding in the Depart- ment's Head Offices. |
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9 Upper Mount Street, vacated by Department of Agriculture. |
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Premises, which were unsuitable, have been surrendered. |
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16 Upper Mount Street, vacated by Department of Agriculture. |
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Premises, which were unsuitable, have been surrendered. |
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3 Lower Ormond Quay, vacated by the staff of the Paymaster General's Office. |
The Agricultural Wages Board. |
Portion of the premises has been occupied, as a temporary ar- rangement, by the Agricultural Wages Board, which was pre- viously accommodated in part of 9 Upper Mount Street, which has been surrendered. The future of 3 Lower Ormond Quay, which is in the main unsuitable for office purposes, will be considered further. |
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Parkgate Hall, 6 Conyngham Rd., vacated by Driver & Vehicle Testing Section of the Depart- ment of Local Government. |
The Combined Pur- chasing Section of the Department of Local Govern- ment. |
The Combined Purchasing Sec- tion will be moved shortly from their present premises, 42 and 41 (basement), Upper Mount Street, which are un- suitable. |
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42 and 41 (basement) Upper Mount Street. |
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To be surrendered. |
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120 (ground floor) and 121 Lower Baggot Street to be vacated by the Road Traffic Section, Department of Local Govern- ment. |
Department of Finance. |
Accommodation needed to relieve overcrowding in the Depart- ment's existing offices. |
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Accommodation in the Custom House to be vacated by the Roads and Housing Grants Sections of the Department of Local Government. |
Department of Local Government. |
Accommodation needed to relieve overcrowding in the Custom House due to expansion parti- cularly in the Town Planning and Sanitary Services Sections. |
I am not sure I heard the Parliamentary Secretary correctly. Did I understand him to say the first part of the reply was in the form of a statement which he was putting into the Official Report?
Yes.
Surely these statements ought to be made in the House?
It is a very long statement.
We are not even informed that it is a tabular statement. This practice of concealing information is an undesirable one and an unfair one, particularly during the printers' strike and when the Dáil is going into recess.
It is not a question of concealing information. It is merely that the reply is long and cumbersome and is best handled in a tabular statement.
While the argument is going on, it could be read out.
The other 142 Deputies are entitled to get it the same as myself.
Deputies
They will get it.
When?
A Deputy
When it is printed.
(Interruptions.)
Could the Parliamentary Secretary tell us what Department is going into the O'Connell Bridge building?
Miss Cossie.
I cannot say.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary say how many people are to be accommodated in this building and at what cost?
That is a separate question.
That is a completely different question and has no relation at all to the question asked.
It seems to be a very embarrassing question.
It does not embarrass me in the slightest.
It is not the Parliamentary Secretary who, I fear, may be embarrassed.
There is a special room in it for Major Gardner, too.