Defence Forces Resources

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Questions (18)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

18. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the upgraded and new Permanent Defence Forces accommodation projects provided by his Department in each of the years 2011 to 2019, in tabular form. [11578/20]

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Minister of State at the Department of Defence

The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by my officials and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to the above PQ in which my predecessor indicated that the material enquired of would be forwarded to you as soon as available. The following table sets out the details of the upgraded and new Permanent Defence Forces accommodation projects provided by my Department and the Defence Forces in each of the years 2011 to 2019 as requested.

The Deputy might be interested to note that earlier this year a Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme was published. I have enclosed a copy of same for information. This Programme, which is a 5 year plan, will provide a blueprint for investment in the Defence Forces built infrastructure over a multi annual timeframe and is designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities of the Defence Forces.

Permanent Defence Forces Accommodation Project Spend 2011 to 2019

Note : The following tables details the payments made in each calender year in respect of projects which by their nature are conducted/administered over more than one calender year period, e.g. payments described as retention release related to final contractual payments made after projects have been completed and the defects period has passed.

YEAR	SPEND
2011	€810,218
2012	€2,028,907
2013	€842,289
2014	€2,078,683
2015	€1,684,986
2016	€2,496,618
2017	€1,429,364
2018	€2,366,963
2019	€4,039,236
Total	€17,777,247

2011

Project	Spend
Kilworth - new billet accommodation (retention release)	€33,696
Dundalk - Officers Accommodation & Locker Room	€21,652
Gormanston - two storey billet block refurb	€233,591
Collins - Blocks 15 / 16 - ablutions refurb	€211,166
Cathal Brugha - E&F house refurb	€304,152
Cathal Brugha Officers Mess drain repairs (retention release)	€2,586
Gormanston - ablutions renovations (retention release)	€1,569
Athlone - upgrade ablutions	€1,348
DFTC - Pearse - paint bedrooms internally (retention release)	€458

2012

Project	Spend
Gormanston - two storey billet block refurb	€12,294
Dundalk - Officers Accommodation & Locker Room	€760,165
Collins - Block 15 fire doors	€12,262
Kilkenny - E & F Blocks (retention release)	€7,028
Limerick - C & E Blocks upgrade	€552,105
Dundalk - Officers Mess windows (retention release)	€4,082
Cathal Brugha - E&F house refurb	€16,008
Kilbride - reroof A & B Blocks & upgrade drains	€67,972
Kilbride - drying room and laundry	€45,951
Dundalk - Officers' Mess, Gate Building & Boiler house - reroof	€50,969
DFTC - Manse refurb	€12,888
Galway - Officers Mess reroof (retention release)	€7,685
Custume - Blocks K - transit accommodation (Bks Closures)	€163,399
Custume - Blocks I - transit accommodation (Bks Closures)	€175,685
Galway - USAC boiler replacement	€40,172
Haulbowline - NCO living-in accommodation - convert old Married Quarters house 12/40	€100,242

2013

Project	Spend
Dundalk – Officers Accommodation and Locker Room	€46,009
McKee Barracks – North Accommodation Block – refurb phase 1 (roofing)	€148,633
Kilkenny - F Block upgrade to provide accommodation	€21,653
Limerick - C & E Blocks upgrade	€27,362
Kilkenny - H Block refurb	€45,795
Cork - upgrade shower areas in old Officer accommodation	€47,846
Kilbride - reroof A & B Blocks & upgrade drains (retention release)	€3,577
Dundalk - Officers' Mess, Gate Building & Boiler house - reroof (retention release)	€2,677
Custume - Blocks K - transit accommodation (Bks Closures)	€8,600
Custume - Blocks I - transit accommodation (Bks Closures)	€9,247
Galway - USAC boiler replacement	€2,114
Gormanston – Officers’ Mess heating refurb	€72,251
Dundalk - 2 storey billet block upgrade	€66,858
Manse refurb (retention release)	€678
McDonagh - F Block - Passage 3 - refurb ablutions & kitchens	€26,622
Old Hostel - ablutions refurb	€41,791
Haulbowline - NCO living-in accommodation - convert old Married Quarters house 12 /40	€42,423
Cadets' building - Phase 1 underpinning	€35,114
Cadets' building - Phase 2 reroofing	€193,039

2014

Project	Spend
McKee - North Accommodation Block - refurb Phase 1 (roofing)	€1,696,860
Limerick - K Block upgrade ablutions (ret release)	€2,631
Cork - upgrade shower areas in old Officer accommodation (ret release)	€2,518
Kilkenny - H Block refurb (ret release)	€2,410
Gormanston - O/Mess heating refurb (ret release)	€3,803
Dundalk - 2 storey billet block upgrade	€225,523
Kilbride - drying room and laundry	€2,418
Custume Barracks - re-roofing flat roof Officers' Mess	€22,589
McDonagh - F Block - Passage 3 - refurb ablutions & kitchens (ret release)	€1,401
Old Hostel - ablutions refurb (ret release)	€2,200
Officers Mess - heating upgrade	€76,767
Haulbowline - NCO living-in accommodation - convert old Married Quarters house (ret release)	€6,631
Cadets' building - Phase1 underpinning (ret release)	€1,848
Cadets' building - Phase 2 reroofing	€31,084

2015

Project	Spend
McKee - North Accommodation Block - refurb Phase 1 (roofing) (ret release)	€85,367
McKee - North Block – Phase 2	€403,047
Kilkenny - F Block (Officers & Welfare accommodation) - reslate	€36,548
Cork - 17 Block - refurb showers / toilets	€62,835
Limerick - N Block refurb for Other Ranks accommodation	€288,742
Galway - Officers Mess heating boilers replacement	€20,632
Bere Island - Mens' Billet reroof	€69,935
Collins - renovate 11 Block for female lockers / ablutions	€45,000
Dundalk - 2 storey billet block upgrade (ret release)	€15,389
McKee - G Block external painting	€10,662
Cathal Brugha - O Block refurb to accommodation recruits	€162,082
Cathal Brugha - swipe card access to Blocks C&D	€73,775
Pearse - Blocks B & D - reroofing	€200,262
Ceannt Officers' Mess - external - 15	€23,722
Pearse - Blocks G & H reroofing - 32	€81,121
Senior Officer accommodation refurb	€59,304
Cadets' building - Phase 2 reroofing (ret release)	€11,795
Lower Billets - refurb showers / toilets	€34,750

2016

Project	Spend
McKee - North Accommodation Block - Phase 2 (walls, windows and doors)	€1,127,316
Cork - 17 Block - refurb showers / toilets (ret release)	€3,307
Limerick - N Block refurb for Other Ranks Accommodation (ret release)	€15,197
Galway - Officers Mess heating boilers replacement (ret release)	€1,086
Bere Island - Mens' Billet reroof (ret release)	€3,681
Collins - renovate 11 Block for female lockers / ablutions	€331,863
Collins - renovation of Block 7 to provide accommodation	€246,290
Galway - shower room upgrade in Accommodation Block 1	€16,172
Custume Barracks - re-roofing flat roof Officers' Mess (ret release)	€1,189
Cathal Brugha - swipe card access to Block C&D	€22,232
Cathal Brugha - C & D Blocks fireproofing	€58,889
Finner - Accommodation access control	€171,269
Cathal Brugha - Blocks 1 & 2 window & door replace	€50,530
Athlone – Accommodation block - internal painting	€52,318
Pearse - Blocks B & D - reroofing (ret release)	€10,622
Ceannt Officers' Mess - external (ret release)	€1,249
Pearse - Blocks G & H reroofing	€128,711
Senior Officer accommodation refurb (ret release)	€8,362
Connolly - refurb 5 shower rooms for student accommodation	€48,918
McDonagh - refurb G & H Blocks	€136,957
Ceannt - Officers Mess - refurb 2 ablution areas	€20,752
Officers Mess - heating upgrade (ret release)	€4,040
Upper Billet - refurb (ret release)	€33,839
Lower Billets - refurb showers / toilets (ret release)	€1,829

2017

Project	Spend
McKee - North Accommodation Block - Phase 2	€63,032
Pearse - Blocks B & D	€928,173
Collins - renovate 11 Block for female lockers / ablutions	€19,836
Collins - renovation of Block 7 to provide accommodation	€12,963
Galway - shower room upgrade in Accommodation Block 1	€880
Collins - shower room refurb	€31,873
Collins - refurb 8 Block for accommodation units (36 Bed)	€225,231
McKee - G Block external painting (ret release)	€955
Cathal Brugha - Blocks 1 & 2 window & door replace (ret release)	€2,343
Athlone - Accommodation block – internal painting	€2,753
Cathal Brugha - C & D Blocks fireproofing (ret release)	€3,099
Finner – Accommodation access control (ret release)	€9,048
Cathal Brugha - Officers Mess - shower refurb	€35,753
Pearse - Blocks G & H reroofing (ret release)	€11,044
Ceannt - Officers Mess - refurb 2 ablution areas (ret release)	€1,093
Connolly - Refurb 5 shower rooms for student accommodation (ret release)	€2,575
McDonagh - Refurb G & H Blocks (ret release)	€7,208
Plunkett - Block 6 refurb	€71,505

2018

Project	Spend
Pearse - Blocks B & D	€2,192,364
Collins - shower room refurb (ret release)	€1,678
Collins - refurb 8 Block for accommodation units (ret release)	€11,854
Cathal Brugha - Officers Mess - shower refurb	€78,932
Plunkett - Block 6 refurb	€82,135

2019

Project	Spend
Cathal Brugha - upgrade Blocks 1 and 2	€165,369
Plunkett - 7 Block	€316,614
Apprentice Hostel	€3,317,632
Cathal Brugha - Officers Mess - shower refurb	€6,036
McDonagh - Cadets' Mess - refurb shower rooms 1, 2 and 3	€225,499
Plunkett - Block 6 refurb	€8,086