Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 371: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form. [31024/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently three buildings occupied by my Department, two of which are located in Dublin at Kildare Street and South Frederick Street. Both of these buildings are fully accessible to people with disabilities.

Staff in my Department also occupy offices in temporary accommodation at Fossa in County Kerry. With the exception of a small number of offices located on the first floor, the majority of staff are located in a large open plan office at ground floor level, which is accessible to people with disabilities.

My Department is in the process of decentralising to Killarney, County Kerry. Construction is currently underway on a new headquarters in Killarney, which will be fully accessible to people with disabilities and is expected to be completed by the end of 2008.