Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 June 2010
86 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Finance the cost of former proposals on decentralisation including the cost and or acquisition of buildings, sites or other development costs associated therewith; the degree to which disposal of surplus building has been achieved; the prices received; if same were in line with market trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25989/10]
View answerAs announced by the Minister in this 2009 Budget Statement of 14 October 2008, the Government decided to review aspects of the decentralisation programme in 2011. The Commissioners of Public Works had purchased sites at 11 locations that are the subject of 2011 review. The outcome of this review will inform how the development of these sites will be progressed.
Details of the 11 locations are as follows:
|
Location |
Price |
Site Area (Acres) |
|
(€) |
||
|
Carlow |
1,440,000 |
1.1 |
|
Cavan |
2,900,000 |
10.8 |
|
Claremorris |
2,500,000 |
2.7 |
|
Drogheda |
12,400,000 |
2.1 |
|
Dungarvan |
2,100,000 |
3 |
|
Edenderry |
1,500,000 |
2.1 |
|
Knock |
390,000 |
6 |
|
Mullingar |
8,250,000 |
5.3 |
|
Thurles |
967,500 |
6 |
|
Thomastown |
1,800,000 |
3.1 |
|
Waterford |
8,000,000 |
3 |
|
Total Cost |
42,247,500 |
There are no construction costs associated with these sites and no contractual commitments to purchase any other site.
No long term Leases, (without break options), have been taken in locations where decentralisation is under review.
Short term Leases are in place in 5 of the above locations, Carlow*, Cavan, Claremorris, Thurles and Tubbercurry (for Charlestown original location was Knock Airport). All of the short term leased premises are occupied by advance parties from the relevant Departments.
(*The Lease in Carlow is for a 20 year term with a break option in year 5.)
Expenditure and occupancy details of the short term premises in these locations are set out in the table below:
|
Location |
Annual Rent |
Fit-out Cost |
Occupier |
Occupancy |
|
€ |
€ |
|||
|
Carlow |
369,436.00 |
2,068,000.00 |
Enterprise Trade & Employment |
90 |
|
Cavan |
125,798.00 |
196,000.00 |
Communications Energy & Natural Resources |
65 |
|
Claremorris |
68,712.00 |
725,106.00 |
Office of Public Works |
30 |
|
Thurles |
114,801.40 |
262,271.00 |
Garda Vetting |
73 |
|
Thurles |
186,186.00 |
1,267,000.00 |
Garda Fines |
65 |
|
Tubbercurry |
174,893.00 |
402,318.00 |
Community Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs |
100 |
|
Thomastown |
n/a |
n/a |
H.S.A hold their own Lease in Kilkenny |
33 |
Advance offices, occupied by the relevant Departments, have been leased in Athy, Clifden, Dundalk, Portarlington, Roscrea and Shannon. These locations are pending the review of the programme in 2011 but no sites have been acquired by OPW at these locations.
Expenditure and occupancy details of the advance offices are set out in the table below:
|
Location |
Annual Rent |
Fit-out Cost |
Occupier |
Occupancy |
|
€ |
€ |
|||
|
Athy |
231,554.00 |
493,000.00 |
Revenue |
73 |
|
Clifden |
Lease not held by OPW |
n/a |
Pobail |
25 |
|
Dundalk |
96,000.00 |
190,000.00 |
SEI |
11 |
|
Portarlington |
73,500.00 |
0 |
Data Protection Commissioner |
23 |
|
Portarlington (offices in Portlaoise refer) |
69,661.00 |
357,952.00 |
NCCA Equality Tribunal |
128 |
|
Roscrea |
108,000.00 |
0 |
Equality Authority |
16 |
|
Shannon |
Lease not held by OPW |
n/a |
Enterprise Ireland |
66 |
Actual disposals realised in excess of €350m and these sales were well in line with market trends.
A list of Disposals are set in the following tables:
|
Date |
Property |
Location |
Sale Amount |
|
€ |
|||
|
5th May 2004 |
Lad Lane |
Baggot Street, Dublin |
22,500,000.00 |
|
30th August 2004 |
Former Revenue office |
14-16 Lord Edward St. |
8,780140.48 |
|
15th September 2004 |
72-76 St. Stephen Green |
Dublin 2 |
52,300,000.00 |
|
TOTAL 2004: |
83,580,140.48 |
|
Date |
Property |
Location |
Sale Amount |
|
€ |
|||
|
10th August 2005 |
St. John’s Road |
Dublin 8 |
44,916,551.79 |
|
21st December 2005 |
26-27 Eden Quay |
Dublin 1 |
4,205.015.90 |
|
TOTAL 2005: |
49,121,567.69 |
|
Date |
Property |
Location |
Sale Amount |
|
€ |
|||
|
17th February 2006 |
Former Veterinary College, Shelbourne Road |
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 |
171,558,110.36 |
|
30th June 2006 |
Faculty Building, Shelbourne Road |
Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 |
35,891,460.19 |
|
August 2006 |
Parnell West Hotel |
Parnell Square, Dublin 1 |
7,236,190.32 |
|
27th October 2006 |
Former Social Welfare office, Gardiner Street |
Dublin 1 |
2,500,299.18 |
|
TOTAL 2006: |
217,186,060.05 |
|
Date |
Property |
Location |
Sale Amount |
|
€ |
|||
|
7 December 2007 |
Land adjacent to RHK |
John’s Road, Dublin 8 |
500,056.38 |
|
TOTAL 2007: |
500,056.38 |
