The Office of Public Works currently rents ten buildings in Portlaoise for the purposes of providing Office/Warehouse accommodation for various Government Departments. The lease details are scheduled in the table.
|
Building
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Rent Per Annum
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Lease Term No of Years
|
Lease Commencement Date
|
Lease Expiry Date
|
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€
|
|
|
|
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Portlaoise Furniture Store, Timahoe Road
|
2,031.58
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10
|
1 Jan 2001
|
25 Dec 2011
|
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Portlaoise Agriculture Warehouse, Kylekiproe Industrial Estate
|
107,919.25
|
20
|
1 Dec 1999
|
30 Nov 2019
|
|
Portlaoise DAF Appeals Office, Kilminchy Court
|
84,051.49
|
20
|
1 June 2003
|
1 June 2023
|
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Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Knockmay
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191,000.00
|
6
|
25 Apr 2005
|
25 Dec 2011
|
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Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Grattan Business Centre, Dublin Road
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264,640.00
|
5
|
20 Jan 2006
|
25 Dec 2011
|
|
Portlaoise Environment Office, Breffni, Old Abbeyleix Road
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9,945.00
|
5
|
12 July 2006
|
11 Oct 2011
|
|
Portlaoise Agriculture & Education Office, Grattan House, Grattan Business Centre, Dublin Road
|
46,860.00
|
9
|
1 Aug 2006
|
30 June 2016
|
|
75,000.00
|
5
|
30 Nov 2007
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29 Nov 2012
|
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Portlaoise Agriculture Records Warehouse, Unit 11, Clonminam Industrial Estate
|
98,133.16
|
20
|
10 Dec 2007
|
9 Dec 2027
|
|
Portlaoise Education & Equality Office, James Fintan Lawlor Avenue
|
60,961.50
|
4
|
1 July 2008
|
31 May 2013
|
|
Portlaoise Agriculture Office, Gandon Court, Fairgreen
|
70,500.00
|
20
|
14 Mar 2009
|
13 Mar 2029
|
|
76,050.00
|
20
|
22 May 2009
|
21 May 2029
|
|
67,245.00
|
20
|
1 July 2009
|
1 July 2029
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Permanent accommodation in Portlaoise for officials of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was originally to be procured under a PPP process, which also included the provision of accommodation for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation in Carlow and the Department of Education and Skills in Mullingar. This project was terminated by the Minister for Finance in December 2009 on affordability and value for money grounds. It was decided that the Portlaoise element of the project would proceed by traditional procurement. The Department is currently reviewing the staffing requirements of the project in the context of its overall numbers. Although this project is approved in principle, the demands on the Office of Public Works resources make it unlikely that the project could commence in the short to medium term.
