Vol. 566 No. 5
50 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the sale, lease or disposal or otherwise of the various military installations which were closed in 1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13311/03]
The Government, on 15 July 1998, approved a programme of evacuation and sale of six barracks which are considered surplus to military requirements. The barracks in question are located at Fermoy, Castleblayney, Naas, Kildare, Ballincollig and Clancy Barracks, Dublin. At the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy, 19.218 acres was sold to Cork County Council for €973,889 for development in conjunction with the IDA. Castleblayney Military Post, Monaghan, comprising approximately ten acres, was sold to the North-Eastern Health Board for €761,843. At Devoy Barracks, Naas, Co. Kildare, 7 acres were ceded free of charge to Naas Urban District Council, while a further 14 acres was sold to that authority for € 8,888,167. The balance of the Barracks lands – one acre – was sold to Kildare County Council for € 380,921. Magee Barracks, Kildare, comprising 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 one acre approximately is being used by Kildare County Council as a temporary halting site for 20 persons.
Sales have yet to be completed in respect of Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig, County Cork and Clancy Barracks, Dublin. Agreement has been reached for the sale of approximately 91 acres of the total lands comprising 138 acres at Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig, to O'Flynn Construction Limited and it is hoped to close the sale shortly. A contract has also been signed for the sale of my Department's reversionary interest in 6.2 acres at the property. A further area comprising more than 27 acres at Murphy Barracks will be handed over to Cork County Council for community use. My Department has accepted an offer from Florence Properties Limited for the sale of Clancy Barracks, Dublin, comprising 13.65 acres approximately. It is hoped to have a contract of sale completed shortly. Revenue in respect of the sales at Murphy and Clancy Barracks, when completed, will be in excess of €65 million.
Question No. 51 answered with Question No. 7.
