Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 June 2016
249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the properties his Department and agencies under its remit leased; the number they leased on upward-only rents and the number of the lessors who were involved with the National Asset Management Agency or with any of the State banks; and the details of each lease. [16593/16]
View answerIn general, all issues in relation to leases for Government Departments/Offices, including my Department, are a matter for the Office of Public Works.
There is one building in Athenry which is leased by my Department at an annual cost of €80,000, plus campus charges. The lease agreement which runs for five years with effect from November 2012 is not an upward - only rent lease. Neither is the property leased from NAMA or a state bank.
The leasing of property by State Agencies is an operational matter for the Agencies themselves.
