David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)

Has the Minister given any consideration to using Parkgate House, the location of the current headquarters, staying there, saving €30 million and moving the other directorates from Coláiste Caoimhín and others into that building, given its historic importance and significance? Pearse signed the surrender there, for instance, and it has been the military headquarters since 1923. Does the Minister have any feeling for the historic importance of the building and location? Has he given any consideration to maintaining it? Where is the current office of the Minister?

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