As of the 4th of September 2019, the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to the Department of Defence outside Dublin city is 25. These are individual spaces within the Department's buildings at the locations listed in the below table. As Deputies will appreciate, the number of vacant desks changes on an ongoing basis given staff turnover, retirements and new recruits.
The number of vacant desk spaces reported below is also based on the office configuration of the Department's buildings pre Covid 19. The Department is currently facilitating both Social Distancing and Covid19 Restriction Guidelines which is not factured into these figures.
Location
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Number of vacant desk spaces
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Newbridge
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21
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Galway
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0
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Roscrea
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4
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