asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the total cost and location of office accommodation rented by his Department, if there are proposals for altering this policy and if he will indicate the factors that determine the selection of such accommodation particularly where there is a choice of venue available.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - P & T Accommodation.
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(Dublin South-Central): As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
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(a) Location of office accommodation rented by the Department |
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Dublin |
Clarendon House |
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College House |
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Hawkins House 6th floor 10,500 sq. ft. |
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Hawkins House ½ ground floor |
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Cumberland House 64,000 sq. ft. |
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Cumberland House 4,500 sq. ft. on first floor |
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Dame Court House |
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Fenian House |
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Garryard House |
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Hammam Buildings |
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Findlater House 3rd, 4th and 5th floors |
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Marlborough St. Building |
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31, Lr. O'Connell St. |
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Phibsboro Tower 1st floor |
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Phibsboro Tower 7th floor |
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St. Martin's House 4,460 sq. ft. |
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Trinity St. |
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Harold's Cross Rd. |
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Parnell St. 4,000 sq. ft. |
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1/2 Upper O'Connell St. 4th and 5th floors |
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Curran House, Fleet St. (part of) |
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Cork |
Academy St. |
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Buckley's Stores |
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Irish Life Bld. South Mall 1st floor and parts of 3rd and 4th floor |
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12 South Mall |
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4, 5, 6, Wintrop St. |
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29/30 South Mall |
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Limerick |
Bank House 1st and 2nd floors and part of 3rd floor |
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Capital Building 1,750 sq. ft. |
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St. Munchin House 3rd floor and 5th floor and parts of 4th and 6th floors |
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Sligo |
42 Castle St. |
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Castle St./Market St. 1st and 2nd floors |
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Teeling St. |
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Customs House 1st and 2nd floors |
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2 Market St. |
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44 and 46 O'Connell St. |
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5 Star Shopping Centre 1st floor |
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Café Cairo |
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Galway |
Hynes Building 1st and 2nd floor |
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6 Francis St. |
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Mayoralty House, Flood St. 2nd floor (part of) |
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Masonic Hall |
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Ross House 2 Units |
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Waterford |
Broad St. 1st and 2nd floors |
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3 Michael St. |
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South Parade |
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Killarney |
Bohereen na Growna 1187 sq. ft. |
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High St. |
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Dundalk |
Demesne Buildings |
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Drogheda |
Boyne Centre 1st and 2nd floors and some special units |
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Westport |
Castlebar St. |
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TOTAL |
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(b) The total cost of this accommodation is £1,184,090.43 a year. |
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(c) The practice has been and still is that office accommodation is acquired by renting, erection of new building or extension of existing buildings. There are no proposals to change this practice but the amount of office accommodation ac- quired by renting, by erection of new buildings or by extension of existing buildings can vary from time to time. |
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(d) The main factors which influence selection of accommodation are, the suitability of the venue by reference to the functions to be performed in the building, the distance from buildings in which related functions are carried out, suitability having regard to staff preferences and cost. |