Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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Question 355: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress in responding to Parliamentary Question No. 820 of 2 April 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15338/08]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The position regarding the number of car park spaces available staff in my Department is as follows: Department Headquarters, Infirmary Road, Dublin 7 — 110 car park spaces available; Coláiste Caoimhín, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 — 92 car park spaces available; Finance Branch, Renmore, Galway — 105 car park spaces available; Civil Defence Board, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary — 55 marked spaces and 7 additional spaces within the vehicle compound. These car park spaces are used by serving staff and by visitors attending the various courses and activities conducted by the Civil Defence Board; Park House, North Circular Road, Dublin 7 -12 car parking spaces available to members of the Defence Forces.

No car parking spaces are rented by my Department other than those included in the lease of premises for the Civil Defence Board, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and accommodation in Park House, North Circular Road, Dublin 7 (as detailed above) and for which separate costs are not available from the Office of Public Works. A survey will be carried out to quantify the number of car parking spaces available to the members of the Defence Forces in barracks around the country and this information will be supplied as soon as possible.