Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2015
265. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 314 of 13 May 2015 and 85 of 8 July 2015, if he will address the question (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30393/15]
View answerAs stated in replies to previous Questions Nos. 314 of 13 May, 2015 and 85 of 8 July 2015, the site in question at Anne Street was acquired by the OPW from Wexford Borough Council in exchange for a site owned by the Commissioners at King Street. The Anne Street site was assembled by Wexford Borough Council prior to the property exchange.
In relation to a number of the questions submitted by the Deputy, the OPW has no information regarding the compilation of the Anne Street site by Wexford Borough Council. All questions relating to this are a matter for Wexford Borough Council.
The current OPW Office at Anne Street were designed in accordance with client Department requirements. The successful contractor was appointed following a competitive tender competition.
The OPW has no information on the beneficiaries of any insurance payout arising from the fire at the County Hotel in July, 1994.
Regarding the chain of title to the current Government Offices site, the following is the sequence of events:
One part of the Anne Street site, formerly owned by Raymond Corish and Company and registered under Folio 19285F was acquired by Wexford Borough Council. This was transferred to OPW in exchange for the site in King Street owned by OPW. On completion of the legal formalities, OPW's title was registered under Folio 21417F. The other part of the Anne Street site, was also acquired from Wexford Borough Council, by OPW in 1997 and was registered under Folio 22940F.
