In accordance with Government policy any military property which is surplus to requirements is offered for sale if it is not required for other State purposes.
As regards the disposal of military barracks and posts the Government decided that Collins Barracks, Dublin should be sold. Arrangements are being made to re-locate the troops stationed there and to sell the property on the open market.
Griffith Barracks, Dublin was vacated and handed over to the Office of Public Works in 1988 and was sold in 1991.
The military post at Fort Dunree, County Donegal was vacated in 1990. The Old Fort, incorporating a military museum, is being handed over to Donegal County Council and the balance of the property is being offered for sale on the open market.
Arising from the closure of the old military barracks in Cavan in 1990 arrangements are in train for the sale of the property to Cavan County Council for social housing purposes.