John Brady
Question:901. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the number of Army barracks that provide living quarters. [39979/21]
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Questions (901, 902, 903)
John Brady
Question:902. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence the occupancy of the living quarters in Army barracks that provide same. [39980/21]
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Question:903. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence when there was last a vacancy in the living quarters provided by the Defence Forces. [39982/21]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 901, 902 and 903 together.
As the Deputy will be aware it is a long standing policy that long term residential married quarters are no longer provided. Single-Living-In (SLI) accommodation is provided in every permanently occupied military installation. The occupancy of SLI accommodation can fluctuate on a daily basis, depending on location, the number of courses being held in a location and the duration of the course.
I am advised by the Military authorities that there are a total of 59 Married Quarters, of which 1 is currently unoccupied and fit for occupation.
There are 4,489 Singe Living-In beds in the various Defence Forces Installations, of which 2,576 beds are for short-term training purposes and the balance are for operational occupancy.
Question No. 902 answered with Question No. 901.
Question No. 903 answered with Question No. 901.