asked the Minister for Finance if he will give details of office space leased from private persons by Government Departments in the Dublin area; whether any such space has been leased for a period of 20 years or over; and, if so, if he will state the premises involved and the reasons for leasing for such periods.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Leasing of Offices by State Departments.
12.
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 :—
|
Address |
Office Area(square feet) |
Occupying Departments |
|
51Lower Baggot Street |
2,150 |
Finance (Revenue Commissioners) |
|
*128 ,,,,,, |
2,000 |
Justice |
|
*5/6 Ely Place |
10,300 |
Finance (Valuation Office) |
|
69 Fitzwilliam Square |
1,285 |
Agriculture and Fisheries |
|
*73 Harcourt Street |
1,500 |
Finance (Revenue Commissioners) |
|
*14 Hume Street |
4,200 |
Industry and Commerce (Geological Survey) |
|
18 Lansdowne Road |
1,760 |
Finance |
|
*17 Upper Merrion Street |
1,200 |
Finance; Agriculture and Fisheries |
|
*21 ,,,,,, |
3,200 |
Lands |
|
*34 Molesworth Street |
2,900 |
Finance (Office of Public Works) |
|
*3 Lower Ormond Quay |
3,500 |
Justice; Agriculture and Fisheries |
The premises which have been leased for a period of 20 years or over are indicated by an asterisk.
The length of lettings of premises such as those in question is not determinable by any single factor. In some cases the landlord may insist on a letting for a period specified by him; in others the term can depend on considerations such as the age and condition of a building, its general suitability for the service concerned and the likely duration of the service.
Has the Parliamentary Secretary included in the tabular statement the reason for leasing for such periods?
The whole reply will be more intelligible if the tabular statement is read first and the latter part read in conjunction with it.