Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department and all bodies under her Department’s aegis have reviewed their estates' portfolio in the context of identifying unoccupied buildings that may be suitable for use in the context of meeting the accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine. [54224/22]

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and type of unused and or unoccupied buildings in his Department’s estates’ portfolio and all bodies under his Department’s aegis. [54242/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 634 together.

With the exception of the Department headquarters, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, which is held by the Minister on behalf of the Social Insurance Fund, all buildings and property occupied by the Department of Social Protection, are owned or leased by the Office of Public Works. The same applies to the agencies under our remit: the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority.

I can confirm that none of the buildings are unused or unoccupied.