Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 December 2023
120. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has been contact with the OPW in relation to the loss of car parking facilities by Social Protection staff in Cavan town; if alternative facilities are being considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54159/23]
View answerI thank Deputy Tully for the question.
Accommodation for my Department is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in buildings which are either State owned or leased by the OPW on our behalf. The accommodation is typically shared with other Government Departments and Offices with limited car parking spaces available to staff.
This has been brought to the attention of the Department's management who are currently actively engaging with the OPW on this matter.
On foot of this engagement, the OPW are reviewing parking facilities at other owned and leased properties in Cavan town to establish if there are surplus parking spaces that can be allocated to staff affected by the sale of this car park.
