Dáil Éireann - Volume 481 - 08 October, 1997

Written Answers. - Departmental Properties.

32. Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to allocate to the Irish Architectural Archive the premises in Merrion Square currently occupied by the Patents Office which will become vacant when that office transfers to its new location in Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15699/97]

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Martin Cullen): The building occupied by the Patents Office at 44-45 Merrion Square will be allocated to the Irish Architectural Archive when the Patents Office decentralises to Kilkenny.