Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Nov 1965

Vol. 218 No. 9

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rented Government Offices.

15.

Mr. T.J. Fitzpatrick

(Cavan) asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each Department of State particulars of office accommodation rented or leased since 1st January, 1964; and the amount of rent agreed to be paid in respect of it.

Mr. J. Gibbons

The reply is in the form of a tabular statement, which with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.

Following is the statement:—

PARTICULARS of office accommodation rented or leased by the Commissioners of Public Works for various departments since 1st January, 1964.

Premises	Department	Accommodation
10 Parnell Square, Dublin	Finance (Revenue Commissioners).	3,800 square feet
	Posts and Telegraphs	11,800,,,,
O'Connell Bridge House,	Agriculture and Fisheries	11,635,,,,
D'Olier Street, Dublin.	Finance (Paymaster General's Office).	4,986,,,,
	Local Government	20,777,,,,
	Transport and Power	4,155,,,,
Hawkins House, Hawkins Street, Dublin.	Education	10,440,,,,
Finance (Revenue Commissioners).	12,760,,,,
St. Stephen's Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin.	Taoiseach (Central Statistics Office).	25,110,,,,
	Finance (Office of Public Works)	1,890,,,,
Ansley House, Mespil Road, Dublin.	Industry and Commerce (Labour Court Industrial Development Authority, An Foras Tionscal and An Cheard Chomhairle).	37,750,,,,(A further 17,250 sq. ft. of space has still to be finally allocated).
Liberty Hall, Dublin.	Education	4,500 square feet
	Health	2,000,,,,
		(A further 1,500 sq.ft. of space has still to be finally allocated).
6,7,8 Denny Street, Tralee	Agriculture and Fisheries	17 rooms.
High Street, Tullamore	Finance (Revenue Commissioners)	4 rooms.
	Social Welfare
Tullow Street, Carlow	Agriculture and Fisheries	7 rooms.
Main Street, Abbeyleix	Social Welfare	1 room.
Bank of Ireland, South Mall, Cork.	Agriculture and Fisheries	13 rooms.
Main Street, Arklow	Finance (Revenue Commis sioners).	1 room.
Market Square, Enniscorthy	Agriculture and Fisheries	3 rooms.

In addition, accommodation for driving test centres for the Department of Local Government was rented by the Commissioners of Public Works as follows:—

An Uaimh, Ballina, Carndonagh, Castlebar, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Gorey, Loughrea, Monaghan, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Skibbereen, Tralee, Tullamore, and Wicklow. In the great majority of these cases, the accommodation consists of a single room.

The total annual rent payable in respect of all the properties listed amounts to about £144,000, of which about £138,000 relates to the properties in Dublin city.