asked the Minister for Finance (a) the total area of office accommodation rented by his Department and unoccupied at present; (b) the rental per square foot for this accommodation; (c) the Departmental Semi-State bodies who will occupy these office blocks; and (d) the dates on which it is proposed to occupy each office block.
Written Answers . - Rented Accommodation .
179.
: The following tabular statement gives the details requested by the Deputy excepting the rental figure per square foot of each premises. This is confidential information between the parties to the leases. The average overall rental per square foot per annum of the premises listed is £6.84.
Rented Office Premises unoccupied at present
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Location |
Area square feet |
Proposed Occupiers |
Expected Occupation Date |
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(A) Unoccupied |
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Smithfield Chambers, Dublin |
14,960 |
Department of Justice Welfare Service |
April 1983 subject to availability of telephones |
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Lombard House, Dublin |
15,170 |
Department of Health and Eastern Health Board |
Commencing April 1983 |
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Harcourt Square, Dublin |
106,000 |
Department of Justice (Garda) |
On a phased basis from mid-1983 |
|
75-78 Harcourt Street, Dublin |
24,540 |
Department of Foreign Affairs |
November 1983 |
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Poplar Square, Naas |
5,330 |
Department of Agriculture |
June 1983 |
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Island House, Galway |
5,260 |
Department of the Environment (Driver Tester)Department of Labour (Manpower)Department of Social Welfare (Medical Referee) |
End of March 1983 |
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Total |
171,260 |
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(B) Approximate portion unoccupied within a partially occupied building |
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Dolphin House, Dublin |
10,390 |
Department of Justice— Courts and Court staff |
Occupation commenced 7 February and is continuing |
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4-5 Harcourt Road, Dublin |
10,382 |
Department of Labour |
May 1983 |
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85-93 Lower Mount Street, Dublin |
6,000 |
Revenue Commissioners |
An industrial dispute is preventing full occupation of the office areas.A canteen is planned in part of basement and is expected to be ready for use in June 1983 |
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Coolock Shopping Centre, Dublin |
800 |
National Manpower Service |
June 1983 |
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Nassau House, Dublin |
1,800 |
Department of Industry and Energy |
April 1983 subject to availability of telephones |
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Total |
29,372 |
180.
asked the Minister for Finance the total annual rental paid by his Department for office accommodation in (a) Dublin city, (b) the rest of the county and (c) the total paid in the country.
: The annual amount payable in respect of rented office premises occupied by Government Departments, with the exception of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs which acquires its own accommodation, is as follows: (a) Dublin city, £9,369,256; (b) the rest of County Dublin, £2,530; (c) the rest of the country, £1,194,923.