asked the Minister for Finance when the new Department of Agriculture and Fisheries building at Kildare Place, Dublin, will be completed.

Work on the building is almost completed and some staff are already in occupation.

Can the Parliamentary Secretary state if the building was completed on schedule?

It was and the entire building will be occupied within a period of two months.

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asked the Minister for Finance the present position regarding the new Government offices in Castlebar and Athlone.

The erection of the new offices at Castlebar is progressing satisfactorily and work is expected to be completed early in 1975. The contract for the new offices at Athlone was placed on the 14th February, 1974. Work on site is due to commence shortly and is expected to be completed about the end of 1975.