Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 October 2007
237 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department or properties under the control or administration thereof has suffered any loss of assets through fire, theft or flooding in 2004, 2005, 2006 and to date in 2007; the cost to the State of these losses; if action has been taken to recover these items, if stolen; and the costs involved in their replacement, if necessary. [22992/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested is currently being compiled within my Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.
238 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for the use of his Department; the details of the lease; the level of occupancy of the buildings; and the use to which the buildings is currently being put. [23007/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has not entered into any leasing arrangements for properties for its use. This responsibility is vested in the Office of Public Works. The office accommodation currently used by my Department includes: 13 Headquarter buildings in Dublin (3 of which are used by agencies of the Department); 7 Decentralised Offices (two in Sligo and one each in Longford, Letterkenny, Waterford, Dundalk and Carrick-on-Shannon; 135 regional and Local offices throughout the country. All of these buildings are fully occupied and are currently used for the administration of my Department's schemes and services.
