Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 778: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of car park spaces available nationally to those working in her Department and in the bodies and agencies under the aegis of her Department; the annual cost of car park spaces rented by her Department and the bodies and agencies under the aegis of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11887/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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There are 874 car park spaces available to staff working in my Department nationally. The Office of Public Works is responsible for the provision of the parking spaces and for any associated costs. I understand that in some cases parking spaces are included in the overall rental cost of a building and therefore it is not possible to calculate the actual cost of the car-park spaces provided. In some cases, parking spaces are made available to visitors and are not used exclusively by Departmental staff.

A local arrangement for the rental of 5 spaces by my Department for school inspectors exists at a total annual cost of €5,280 respectively.

Details relating to car park spaces in the agencies under my Department are not available and are a matter for the individual agencies concerned.