Public bodies accounted for more than a quarter of all office take-up in Dublin during the first half of the year, according to new research from estate agents Savills.
The report from Savills said that 1,000 public sector jobs have been created due to Brexit in Dublin and elsewhere.
Savills said the new jobs were created in Revenue, customs controls, passport services, regulation and accreditation.
It noted that public sector bodies accounted for 27% of all the office space leased in Dublin over the first-half of this year - the highest proportion in a decade.
On average, over the last decade the public sector has accounted for just 10.7% of take-up.
However, while Brexit has had some positive impacts on office demand, Savills also said it is difficult to quantify the offsetting negatives arising from greater uncertainty.
The report also said that Brexit in any form is likely to be a net negative for the Irish economy and to result in less business space being required than would have otherwise been the case.
Meanwhile, Savills noted a reduction in the amount of new office space coming into the Dublin market with only around 150,000 square metres of new space set to be completed this year.
This compares with figures approaching 300,000 square metres back in 2007.
When demolitions are taken into account, net additions to the city's office stock are likely to be a modest 100,000 square metres, it added.
But it said it expects the amount of office space to rise again in 2020.
"Based on activity that is already onsite, we expect significantly more space to be delivered next year than was the case in 2019. While this is likely to result in some uptick in vacancy rates during 2020, rents appear to be well underpinned for the foreseeable future," commented Andrew Cunningham, director and head of offices at Savills Ireland.
