Nora Owen
Question:480 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Finance the properties purchased or leased by the Office of Public Works for housing asylum seekers; the location of each of these properties; the cost paid if purchased; the properties now in use; the properties not in use and which are being cared for by security companies; the cost of such security; if he will confirm that one property in County Carlow which was purchased earlier this year for over £1 million is still unoccupied and is being guarded by a private security firm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/00]