Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 380: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Government-run canteens operating in Government buildings in his Department and agencies; the number of commercially-run cafés or restaurants that are operating in Government buildings in his Department and agencies; if there is a policy in his Department to source food locally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26462/10]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Defence has canteen facilities in its buildings in Renmore, Galway, Coláiste Caoimhín, Glasnevin and in its HQ at Parkgate, Dublin 7. The canteens in Parkgate and Coláiste Caoimhín are run and staffed by the Defence Forces Catering Board while the canteen in Renmore is run privately on a commercial basis. In all cases, the overheads in terms of rent, heating, lighting, and catering equipment are funded by the Department. The sourcing of food and other provisions is a matter for the canteen service providers.

The agencies associated with the Department - the Civil Defence Board, the Army Pensions Board and the Board of Coiste an Asgard - do not have individual Government run, or commercially run canteens. The Department is collating the information requested in relation to canteen facilities operating in the various Defence Forces' buildings and will provide this information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.