Written Answers. - Defence Forces Property.
Bernard J. Durkan
Question:
62
Mr. Durkan
asked the
Minister for Defence
the income accruing to his Department for various military installations closed in 1998 but not to date finally disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bernard J. Durkan
Question:
63
Mr. Durkan
asked the
Minister for Defence
the cost of security, maintenance or other costs accruing to his Department from the various military installations closed in 1998 but to date not disposed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 and 63 together.
The Government, on 15 July 1998, approved a programme of evacuation and sale of six barracks considered surplus to military requirements. The barracks in question are located at Ballincollig, Clancy Barracks, Dublin, Fermoy, Castleblayney, Naas and Kildare.
A total of 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy; Castleblayney Military Post, comprising approximately ten acres; and Devoy Barracks, Naas, County Kildare, comprising an area of approximately 22 acres have been sold. Agreement has been reached for the sale of approximately 91 acres of the total lands comprising 138 acres at Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig, and the sale formalities are currently in progress. An offer has now been accepted in relation to the sale of my Department's reversionary leasehold interest in a further area of circa six acres at the former Murphy Barracks. My Department has also accepted an offer for the sale of Clancy Barracks, Dublin, comprising 13.65 acres approximately. It is hoped to have a contract of sale completed shortly. The total value of these disposals is €78,054,820, of which €11,004,820 has been received to date, while €67,050,000 will accrue in relation to those sales agreed but yet to be finalised.
Magee Barracks, Kildare, comprising approxi mately 65 acres, still remains to be sold. At present, approximately 15 acres of the property are being used by the Reception and Integration Agency of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to accommodate asylum seekers and a further site comprising approximately one acre is being used by Kildare County Council as a temporary halting site for 20 persons.
The cost of security, maintenance and other costs and income accruing in respect of those barracks identified for closure in 1998 but not yet disposed of is as follows:
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Security
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Maintenance and OtherCosts
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Incomelettings-grazing etc.
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€
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€
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€
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Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig
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922,397
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222,234*
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19,384
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Clancy Barracks, Dublin
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446,060
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69,420
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81,981
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Magee Barracks, Kildare
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123,291
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15,677
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Nil
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*Includes costs relating to the integrated area action plan.
On military security duty allowances alone, it is estimated that savings to date amount to about €1.8 million in respect of the six barracks closed. In addition, there have been significant savings on utility costs, such as telephone, gas and electricity charges at each of the evacuated barracks which would have amounted to approximately €0.288 million in the case of Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig.
Question No. 64 answered with Question No. 7.
