Vol. 564 No. 2
135 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a legal action taken against him by a company (details supplied) which claims that he had agreed to cede a piece of land to it before he made a decision to cede it to Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9109/03]
Proceedings were issued in the Circuit Court by this company against me as Minister for Finance, Ireland and the Attorney General on 11 December 2001 and served on the Chief State Solicitor's Office on behalf of the defendants on 8 January 2002. An appearance on behalf of all the defendants was delivered on 11 January 2002. On 20 February 2002, the Chief State Solicitor's Office sent a letter to the plaintiff's solicitors seeking security for costs in accordance with order 16 of the Circuit Court rules. On 6 March 2002 the Chief State Solicitor's Office received a letter from the plaintiff's solicitors indicating that they were taking their client's instruction in relation to the matter and would revert thereafter. To date the office has not received a communication from the plaintiff's solicitors.
136 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance the buildings and properties which have been sold by the Office of Public Works since 1999 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9152/03]
Over the past four years, 23 properties were sold by the Commissioners of Public Works for a total of €646,714.55 to a variety of purchasers, including State bodies, community groups, members of the Garda who were in occupation of Garda houses and members of the public in general. There was a special scheme in place to dispose of Garda houses to the occupying Garda. The 23 properties are listed below:
1999
–43 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 – sale of leasehold interest.
–Site at rear of Skerries Coast Rescue Station.
–Part of Government Office, Murrough, Dublin Road, County Galway.
–Knockastoler former national school, County Donegal.
–Glin former national school.
–Garda house, Labasheeda, County Clare.
–0.44 acres land at Grange, County Meath, sold for road widening.
–Plot at rear of Tallow GS, County Waterford.
2000
–Site at Altaghderry, Kildrum, County Donegal.
–Falcarragh (former) Garda Station, County Donegal.
–Garda house, 18 Cathedral View, County Monaghan.
–Garda house, Milford, County Cork.
–Drogheda former district Garda headquarters.
–Greencastle coastguard cottages nos. 1, 2, 4 & 6. The Greencastle cottages were sold to the sitting tenants and were in poor condition.
–Kildysart (former) Garda station and married quarters, County Clare.
2001
–Site opposite Old Heath Cemetery, Portlaoise to County Council.
2002
–Kanturk Garda house, Freemont Road, Kanturk, County Cork.
–Reaglass former national school.
–Strip of land at Michael Davitt House.
–Loughrea Garda house, County Galway.
