Defence Forces

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Questions (38, 39)

Patrick Costello

Question:

38. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces are currently providing single living accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41999/24]

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Patrick Costello

Question:

39. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of single living accommodation units in possession of the Defence Forces which are vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42000/24]

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Tánaiste and Minister for Defence

I propose to take Questions Nos. 38 and 39 together.

The Defence Forces are responsible for the allocation of accommodation in each installation. This is managed by the military authorities, and as such, my Department is not directly involved, nor would it have the information requested. The military authorities have been requested to provide the material and while this could not be compiled in time I am advised that a response to the Deputy will be provided in the near future.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.

I refer to the above mentioned Parliamentary Questions from 16th October 2024 which were taken in composite and deferred:

1. “To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces are currently providing single living accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

2. “To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of single living accommodation units in possession of the Defence Forces which are vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

While it was not possible to provide the requested information to you within the given timeframe, I am now in a position to provide information on this matter in the table below.

County	Location	Total Number Of Beds Available For Use	Total Occupied	Total Unoccupied
Louth	Aiken Bks, Dundalk	182	178	4
Meath	Gormanston Camp, Meath	183	173	10
Dublin	Mc Kee Bks, Dublin	229	152	77
Dublin	Cathal Brugha Bks, Dublin	316	292	24
Westmeath	Custome Bks, Athlone	304	257	47
Donegal	Finner Camp, Donegal	177	108	69
Kildare	DFTC, Curragh Camp	819	138	681
Limerick	Sarsfield Bks, Limerick	132	43	89
Galway	Renmore Bks, Galway	338	151	187
Kilkenny	Stephens Bks, Kilkenny	129	100	29
Cork	Collins Bks, Cork	278	260	18
Cork	Naval Base, Haulbowline, Cork	295	212	83
Dublin	Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel	226	204	22
Dublin	St Bricins Hospital, Dublin	11	0	11
Cork	Lynch Camp, Kilworth, Cork	312	0	312
Wicklow	Coolmoney Camp, Glen of Imaal	423	100	323
Cork	Bere Island, Cork	166	0	166
Kerry	Ballymullen Bks, Tralee	33	0	33
	Totals	4701	2516	2185

I trust this is of assistance to you.

Question No. 39 answered with Question No. 38.