Gay Mitchell
Question:69 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if a report on leases of public service units proposed for removal from Dublin was considered as part of the decision on decentralisation. [12865/04]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 May 2004
69 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if a report on leases of public service units proposed for removal from Dublin was considered as part of the decision on decentralisation. [12865/04]
View answerAt present the State rents 200,000 sq. m. of office space in the Dublin area at a cost of €70 million per annum. It also uses 230,000 sq. m. of State owned office accommodation in Dublin.
Under the decentralisation programme in excess of 200,000 sq. m. of office accommodation will be required in the regions for staff leaving Dublin. As a result an equivalent amount of space will no longer be required in the Dublin area.
The issues surrounding the disposal of surplus Dublin space, both owned and leased, are being addressed. The following considerations will be taken into account: the specific circumstances associated with each building including location, quality and design, tenure, office area and whether its leasehold or freehold; the relocation of Departments or offices within the Dublin portfolio with a view to the optimum consolidation of Dublin office space; and the timing of property disposals. The market value of a building can be greatly affected by prevailing market conditions, including a significant influx of properties to the market
73 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Finance the number of Government offices that have already been relocated outside of Dublin. [12954/04]
View answerThe following tabular statement gives details of Civil Service offices relocated during previous phases of the Government's decentralisation programme. It excludes local offices of various State agencies that exist to serve a local customer base in a particular county or region.
Department |
Department-Agency |
Centre |
Agriculture and Food |
Department |
Cavan |
Department |
Castlebar |
|
Department |
Wexford |
|
Department |
Portlaoise |
|
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources |
Department |
Castlebar |
Department |
Galway |
|
Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |
Department |
Furbo |
Defence |
Department |
Galway |
Education and Science |
Department |
Athlone |
Department |
Tullamore |
|
Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
Patents Office |
Kilkenny |
Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
Department |
Ballina |
Department |
Shannon |
|
Wexford |
||
Finance |
Office of Public Works |
Kilkenny |
Revenue Commissioners |
Ennis |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
Limerick |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
Nenagh |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
Dundalk |
|
Revenue Commissioners |
Rosslare |
|
Foreign Affairs |
Department |
Cork city |
Health and Children |
General Registration Office |
Roscommon |
Clane, Kildare |
||
Naas |
||
Cork |
||
Cork |
||
Justice |
Department Land Registry |
Killarney |
Legal Aid Board |
Waterford |
|
Cahirciveen |
||
Social and Family Affairs |
Department |
Letterkenny |
Department |
Longford |
|
Department |
Sligo |
|
Taoiseach |
Central Statistics Office |
Cork city |
Transport |
Driver Licensing & Testing |
Ballina |