Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 November 2014
81. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 28 of 15 October 2014, if he will expand on the reply to include the names of beneficial owners of the companies that were listed in receipt of Government rents. [42440/14]
View answerWhen the Commissioners of Public Works are taking a lease of property, the parties granting that lease must demonstrate to the Commissioners and their legal advisers, the Chief State Solicitor's Office, that they are legally entitled to do so. There are standard criteria, including the provision of tax clearance certificates, that must be met before a lease can be completed and this procedure is normal practice in all property transactions.
The list of companies already provided by the Commissioners in the parliamentary question answered on 15th October 2014, sets out the entities that are identified as Landlords on leases currently held by the Commissioners.
