asked the Minister for Finance (a) the total area of office accommodation rented by his Department and unoccupied at present; (b) the rental per square foot for the accommodation; (c) the departmental semi-State bodies which will occupy these office blocks; and (d) the proposed dates at which it is intended to fully occupy each office block.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Department's Rented Offices.
7.
The total area of office space rented by the Commissioners of Public Works which is unoccupied at present is 84,274 square feet. The present average rental cost in respect of this space is £4.26. per square foot.
The position as regards the occupation of the vacant space is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
|
Premises |
Area Vacant sq. ft. |
Proposed Occupancy |
Proposed Date of Occupation |
|
Dublin |
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|
Baggot Bridge House |
3,000 |
Under Consideration |
|
|
Hawkins House |
11,900 |
Under Consideration |
|
|
14 Hume Street |
4,679 |
Office of Public Works |
Subsequent to refurbishment of premises |
|
18 Lansdowne Road |
2,895 |
Revenue Commissioners |
February 1986 being restored following a fire. |
|
Unit 14/15 Ballymun Town Centre |
2,950 |
Department of Social Welfare, Employment Exchange |
December 1985 |
|
Convent Road, Clondalkin |
4,500 |
Department of Social Welfare, Employment Exchange |
March 1986 |
|
Main Street, Malahide |
908 |
Department of Social Welfare, Social Welfare Office |
February 1986 |
|
Main Street, Swords |
2,458 |
National Manpower Service |
March 1986 |
|
Harcourt Square Block 1, Floor 4 |
7,000 |
Garda Síochána |
March 1986 |
|
Harcourt Square Block II, Floors 6 & 7 |
11,000 |
Garda Síochána |
March 1986 |
|
Provinces |
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|
16 Eyre Square, Galway |
2,140 |
Office of Public Works |
January/February 1986 |
|
13/17 Patrick Street, Cork |
14,000 |
To be disposed of |
— |
|
1/2/3 O'Connell Street, Limerick |
2,200 |
National Manpower Service. Department of Justice |
Early 1986 |
|
15 Parnell Place, Cork |
1,434 |
Revenue Commissioners |
Late December 1985Early January 1986 |
|
Michael Street, Waterford |
3,000 |
To be disposed of |
— |
|
3rd Floor, Hibernian House, Cork. 80A South Mall |
6,810 |
To be disposed of |
— |
|
5th Floor, Hibernian House, Cork. 80A South Mall. |
3,400 |
Department of Agriculture |
April 1986 |
Is it the intention of the Minister to review the whole position of rented accommodation for the various Departments having regard to the amount of accommodation that is unoccupied?
I would remind the Deputy that the 84,000 square feet represent a very small proportion of the total amount of accommodation rented by the Office of Public works which is 4.35 million square feet.