Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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141. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department and public bodies/agencies that operate under his remit have policies in place to install artificial structures that provide shelter and habitat space for wild species, such as, but not limited to, insect hotels, bat boxes, nesting towers and beehives. [24270/23]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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Implementation of related actions set out in my Department's Resource Efficiency Action Plan are overseen by the Department's Green Team. The plan includes the provision of a wild garden/meadow in the courtyard area of Government Buildings which is under consideration by the Office of Public Works, who provide and maintain the building. The installation of a beehive is also under consideration.

The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which is the only body under the aegis of the Department rents a small office space and does not have appropriate facilities to house such installations.