Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
960. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22485/20]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the majority of staff at my Department are currently working from home.
I can inform the Deputy that my Department occupies three offices outside of Dublin at present. These offices are based in Tipperary town, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and Killarney, Co. Kerry.
There are currently 2 vacant desks in these offices.
A breakdown of the desks in accommodation allocated to my Department outside of Dublin is as follows:
- The Residency Division of the Immigration Service in my Department is based in Roscrea, Co Tipperary where 2 out of a total of 20 desks are vacant.
- The Citizenship Division of the Immigration Service is located in Tipperary town. I understand that the Garda Protective Service Unit moved into the wing of the building that was vacant, and that the 36 remaining desks are all occupied by staff from my Department and there are no empty desks.
- The Financial Shared Services centre of my Department shares a building with the National Shared Service Office in Killarney, Co Kerry, where 105 desks are occupied by Departmental staff and none are vacant.
Additionally, the Deputy may wish to note that some workspaces in these offices are allocated as hot desks or permanently reserved for printing facilities. On that basis, they are not considered empty.
