asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry to list any parcels of land purchased by his Department over the past 20 years for the purpose of building development which still remain undeveloped; the size of each parcel of land; the date on which it was purchased; the purchase price of the land; the estimated present value of the land and the plans his Department now have for the use of such land.
Written Answers. - Land Purchases.
416.
In so far as my Department are concerned the relevant areas relate in the main to sites originally purchased for the erection of official residences for foresters. Particulars of such sites which still remain undeveloped, either for the original or alternative purposes, are as follows:
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Location |
Area |
Date of Purchase |
Future plans (actual or potential) for site |
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a |
r |
p |
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|
Galtee Forest Co. Tipperary |
0 |
2 |
0 |
January 1969 |
To be sold |
|
Rearcross Forest Co. Tipperary |
0 |
1 |
0 |
November 1971 |
Being considered as a site for an office building for Newport and Rearcross Forests |
|
Carlingford Forest Co. Louth |
0 |
1 |
35 |
February 1972 |
Being considered as a site for the erection of an information centre to service Carlingford Way Walk |
|
Tulla Forest Co. Clare |
0 |
1 |
7 |
January 1973 |
To be sold |
|
Drimoleague Forest Co. Cork |
0 |
0 |
13 |
November 1972 (Acquired under a long term lease from Local Authority) |
Transfer back to lessor being finalised |
|
Coolgreaney Forest Co. Wexford |
0 |
1 |
26 |
January 1973 |
At present let temporarily but ultimately to be sold |
Note: It is not the practice to publish the purchase price in relation to individual transactions. In the case of sites being considered for sale, advance disclosure of valuations would not be warranted.
417.
asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry when terms were agreed for the purchase of land at Coumbrack, Killaloe, County Clare, from a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
While agreement in this transaction was reached in 1973 deficiencies in title and problems relating to boundaries, access and rights of turbary delayed completion. However, these difficulties have now been resolved and the purchase money will be paid shortly.