Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of buildings his Department has rented in each county in the country that are, at present, being fully utilised; the number of buildings his Department rented which are empty, idle and not being used; the cost incurred by his Department in renting these buildings, with separate figures for the ones that are used and the ones that are unused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14514/12]

Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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My Department is not involved in any direct rental of buildings. The Department's accommodation needs are provided for by the Office of Public Works (OPW) in the following locations:-

Department Headquarters, 29/31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2

Geological Survey of Ireland Core Store, Sandyford, County Dublin

Elm House, Earlsvale Road, Cavan. (The Department occupies part of the building)

Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4 (The Department occupies part of the building)

The rental costs, where appropriate, are a matter for OPW and the space occupied is fully utilised.