Written answers
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Department of Finance
Departmental Properties
8:00 pm
Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the buildings occupied by his Department which are and which are not fully accessible to people with disabilities in tabular readable form. [31031/07]
Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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A table outlining my Departments buildings and their accessibility status is provided below:
| Building | Fully Accessible |
| Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2 | Yes |
| Unit 2, Central Business Park, Tullamore, Co. Offaly | Yes |
| Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4 | Yes |
| 14-16 Lower Hatch Street, Dublin 2 | Yes |
| 2-4 Merrion Row, Dublin 2 | Yes |
| Ballagh House, 73-79 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Accessible by prior arrangement |
| Frederick Buildings, Sth Frederick Street, Dublin 2 | Accessible by prior arrangement |
| File Archive Building — Jamestown Business Park | Not accessible |
There is full or partial accessibility to all buildings occupied by my Department, except to our file archive building in Jamestown Business Park. In the case of Ballagh House and Frederick Buildings access is via the respective car parks. The Department will be vacating the offices in Ballagh House in 2008 and Frederick Buildings will be upgraded as part of the Office of Public Works Universal Access Programme for public offices. The Department has appointed Access and Disability Liaison Officers, in accordance with section 26(2) of the Disability Act 2005, who are available to assist both the public and staff with any issues relating to access to the Department's buildings.
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