Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 January 2005
345 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Finance the number of public buildings sold or in the process of being sold by the OPW in Kildare; the value of such properties; if he will report on the guidelines regarding the sale of such properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34589/04]
View answerTo date no properties have been identified for sale in the Kildare area. The examination of the State property portfolio by the Commissioners of Public Works with a view to identifying vacant, under-utilised, under-developed or surplus property is continuing. To date, the process has produced a number of properties deemed suitable for detailed assessment to determine their potential for disposal or redevelopment.
In considering properties for disposal, the following considerations are taken into account: Title; the planning issues in the context of their development potential; their overall condition; the extent to which decisions on decentralisation might impact on them; the alternative use to which they might be put; their likely market value. Final decisions on disposal-redevelopment will follow the completion of the detailed assessment of each of the properties in question.
