Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 10 Jul 1974

Vol. 274 No. 5

Written Answer. - Posts and Telegraphs Building Programme.

98.

Mr. B. Desmond

asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs if he will give details of the present position of projects included in the building programme which involve new or improved accommodation for postal and telephone staffs under the following headings: (a) location (b) works required and (c) the present position.

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (Dr. Cruise-O'Brien)

The Department's building programme, which provides for long term expansion, includes many projects involving new or improved accommodation for the staff. Particulars of these projects are set out in the following tabular statement.

Location	Works required	Present position
Arklow	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site acquired. Preparation of sketch plans in hands.
Athlone	Extension of Manual Exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	New Automanual Exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Athy	Improvements to public office and welfare facilities	Preparation of sketch plans in hands.
Ballina	Extension of Exchange and welfare facilities	Under Architectural examination.
	Office accommodation	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
	New Area Engineering Headquarters	Work in progress.
Ballinrobe	Modernisation and extension of Post Office	Early planning stage.
	New Manual Exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
Ballyhaunis	Modernisation of Public Office and extension of Manual Exchange	Tenders due to be invited shortly.
Bandon	Improvement and extension of Postal accommodation	Site acquired. Early planning stage.
	New Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Bantry	Extension of Manual Exchange and welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
	Office accommodation	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
Blackrock (Co. Dublin)	Improvement and extension of welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
Birr	Improvement of welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
	New Manual Exchange	Proposals under Architectural examination.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Boyle	Modernisation of Public Office	Tenders invited.
	New Manual Exchange	Early planning stage.
Bray	Improvement to welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
Cahirciveen	Extension of manual exchange	Proposals under Architectural examination.
Carrickmacross	Improvements to public and sorting offices and welfare facilities	Proposals under Architectural examination.
Carrick-on-Shannon	Extension of manual exchange	Site acquired. Sketch plans prepared.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site acquired, preparation of working drawings in hands.
Carrick-on-Suir	Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Castlebar	Modernisation of public office and improvement of clerical accommodation	Work in progress.
	New automanual exchange and area Engineering Headquarters	Work in progress.
Castleblayney	Extension of manual exchange	Site enquiries.
	Modernisation of public office	Early planning stage.
Castlerea	Provision of auxiliary manual exchange	Work in progress.
	Improvements to sorting office and clerical accommodation	Working drawings prepared.
Cavan	Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Ceanannus Mór	Modernisation of public office and welfare accommodation	Tenders invited.
	Extension of manual exchange	Early planning stage.
Claremorris	Extension of manual exchange and welfare accommodation	Preparation of sketch plans in hands.
Clonmel	New post office	Site acquired. Working drawings prepared.
	Extension of manual exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Preparation of working drawings in hands.
Cobh	Modernisation of public office	Sketch plans prepared.
Cork	Extension of main Sorting Office	Under Architectural examination.
	District Sorting Offices (2 centres)	(1) Site acquired. Preparation of working drawings in hands.
		(2) Negotiations for leasing of building in progress.
	Extension of Manual Exchange	Legal formalities for leasing of new premises in progress.
	New Automanual Exchange and District Headquarters	Site acquired. Sketch plans prepared.
	New Area Engineering Headquarters	Proposals for acquisition of site under examination.
Donegal	New Post Office	Contract placed.
	Extension of existing manual exchange	Preparation of sketch plans in hands.
	New Manual Exchange	Sketch plan prepared.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Preparation of working drawings in hands.
Drogheda	Improvements to postal and welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
	Extension of manual exchange	Proposals under architectural examination.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
	Office accommodation	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
Dublin:
Central Sorting Office	New ventilation system	Work in progress.
Baldoyle/Sutton	New District Office	Work in progress.
Ballsbridge	New Branch and District Office	Work in progress.
Blanchardstown	New District Office	Site enquiries
Clondalkin	New District Office	Site enquiries
Fairview	New District Office	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Finglas	Extension and improvements to District Office	Sketch plans prepared.
Phibsboro	Extension of Post Office	Work in progress.
Rathmines	Modernisation of public office	Proposals under Architectural examination.
Tallaght	New District Office	(1) Premises being adapted to provide temporary office.
		(2) Negotiations for purchase of site for permanent office in progress.
	Area Engineering Headquarters (2 centres)	South City: Premises purchased Adaptation works in train.
		North City: Proposals under consideration.
	Office accommodation	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
Dundalk	Extension of automanual exchange	Site negotiations.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Dungarvan	New Post Office	Work in progress.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Dun Laoghaire	Modernisation of public office and other accommodation	Early planning stage.
Ennis	Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
	Office accommodation	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
Enniscorthy	Modernisation of public office and other accommodation	Sketch plans prepared.
Fermoy	Modernisation of public office and improvement in welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Galway	Extension of manual exchange and welfare facilities	Sketch plans prepared.
	New manual exchange	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
	Improvement to welfare facilities for engineering staff	Work in progress.
	Area engineering headquarters and new automanual exchange	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Kilkenny	Area Engineering headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Killarney	Enlargement of sorting office	Early planning stage.
	New manual Exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area engineering headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Kilmallock	Modernisation of postal and telephone accommodation	Work in progress.
Kilrush	Extension of manual exchange	Early planning stage.
	Area engineering headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Letterkenny	Extension of post office and automanual exchange	Contract placed.
	Extension of Area engineering headquarters	Working drawings prepared.
Lifford	New manual exchange	Tenders to be invited shortly.
Limerick	Extension and improvement of postal and clerical accommodation	Proposals under architectural examination.
	Office accommodation for postal staff	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
	New exchange in PO premises	Under architectural examination.
	Major extension of automanual exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area engineering headquarters	Site negotiations.
Listowel	New Post Office	Work in progress.
Longford	New Post Office	Preparation of working drawings in hands. (Government Office Complex).
	Area engineering headquarters	Site available Early planning stage
Loughrea	Improvement welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
Macroom	Extension of manual exchange	Tenders to be invited shortly.
Mallow	Extension of manual exchange	Early planning stage.
	Area engineering headquarters	Site enquiries.
Midleton	New Post Office	Site enquiries.
Monaghan	Area engineering headquarters	Negotiations for leasing of accommodation in progress.
Mullingar	Reconstruction and extension of post office	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress. Sketch plans prepared.
	Extension of automanual exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area engineering headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Naas	Extension of automanual exchange	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
	Area engineering headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Navan	Improvements to public counter facilities.	Under architectural examination.
	New Post Office	Site enquiries.
	Area engineering headquarters	Premises purchased. Contract placed for preliminary adaptation works.
Newcastle West	Area engineering headquarters	Work in progress.
Portlaoise	New automanual exchange	Negotiations to acquire site in progress.
	Area engineering headquarters	Negotiations to acquire site in progress.
Rathluirc	Area engineering headquarters	Site enquiries.
Roscommon	Extension and improvement of postal accommodation	Early planning stage.
Roscrea	Improvements to welfare facilities	Contract placed.
	New auxiliary manual exchange	Proposals under architectural examination.
	Area engineering headquarters	Contract placed.
Shannon	New Post Office	Working drawings prepared.
Skibbereen	New manual exchange and area engineering headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Sligo	Extension of post office and automanual exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area engineering headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Thurles	Improvements to Postal accommodation	Early planning stage.
Tipperary	New Post Office	Preparation of sketch plans in hands.
	Area engineering headquarters	Sketch plans prepared.
Tralee	Extension of postal accommodation	Early planning stage.
	New Automanual Exchange and office accommodation	Premises and site acquired.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Tuam	Improvement in welfare facilities	Work in progress.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.
Tullamore	Area Engineering Headquarters	Site enquiries.
Waterford	Modernisation of Post Office and improved welfare facilities	Sketch plans prepared.
	Extension of manual exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Legal formalities for acquisition of site in progress.
Westport	Improvement in welfare facilities	Work in progress.
	Extension of manual Exchange	Sketch plans prepared.
Wexford	Improvement to Postal welfare facilities	Early planning stage.
	Area Engineering Headquarters	Premises purchased. Tenders for adaptation works to be invited shortly.
Wicklow	Area Engineering Headquarters	Negotiations for purchase of site in progress.

An Ceann Comhairle

Deputy Gallagher.

Mr. Gallagher

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I wish to give notice to raise the subject matter of Question No. 19 of 3rd July on the Adjournment.

An Ceann Comhairle

I will communicate with the Deputy. In accordance with the Order of Business we move on Item No. 15. Before doing that, I understand that by agreement Item No. 5, although ordered today, is not to be taken today.