Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 May 2015
77. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works plans to sell its mobile telecommunications assets; the office's plans to invest in, develop, expand or dispose of these assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21203/15]
View answerThe Commissioners of Public Works are committed to maintaining/increasing the income stream from mobile phone operators as part of their overall property asset management arrangements.
The assets that generate this income form an integral part of the State Property Portfolio managed by the Commissioners, e.g. State owned buildings, Garda masts, etc., and therefore they have no plans to dispose of these assets at this time.
Indeed, the Commissioners are assessing the future use of the State Property Portfolio in the telecommunications sector including an assessment of the potential for new sites to be brought to the market. In response to the consolidation in the telecommunications market, my Office is engaging with the mobile phone operators to address matters arising from this development.
