Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1496. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22476/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department occupies offices in one location outside Dublin, at Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo. The office space in the building in Ballina is shared between five Government Departments.

In the normal course of events, there would be no vacant desks in the space allocated to us in the offices in Ballina. However, in line with the Government's current public health advice, the vast majority of the Department's staff are currently working from home. Any staff attending the workplace to carry out essential work do so in accordance with the Department's Covid-19 Response Plan, drawn up to fulfill the requirements set out in the Government's Return to Work Safely Protocol.