Brendan Smith
Question:123. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his plans to improve residential accommodation for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3622/22]
View answerThursday, 27 January 2022
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As the Deputy may be aware it has been a long standing policy, since the 1990’s that the provision of Married Quarters to serving Defence Forces personnel would be discontinued. This move away from this provision was accepted by senior military management at the time and it is not intended to reverse this policy. Single Living in Accommodation is provided for personnel where same is required for training and operational purposes.
The modernisation of such accommodation features significantly in the Defence Forces 5 Year Infrastructure Plan, which has seen the completion of the following refurbishment projects at a combined cost of €11.2m:
- Blocks B & D Pearse Barracks, DFTC ;
- Block 7 Plunket Barracks, DFTC ;
- Blocks 1 & 2 Cathal Brugha Barracks; and the
- Apprentice Hostel, Casement Aerodrome.
The following accommodation projects are now also being progressed at combined estimated value of €26.5m :
- Refurbishment of Blocks 4 & 8 , Naval Service,
- New accommodation Block in Collins barracks, Cork, and
- the refurbishment of the USAC accommodation Block in Renmore, Galway.
Question No. 124 answered orally.