Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
126. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by his Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of his Department by square footage for buildings and acres for land, in tabular form; the address and location of these properties; and the last date of occupancy or use of these properties. [55209/17]
View answerMy Department has been engaged on an ongoing programme of barracks consolidation since 1998 and the entire property portfolio is under continual review.
The properties outlined in the following table are currently vacant and it is my Department’s policy to dispose of properties that are surplus to military requirements.
There are no vacant properties rented or leased by my Department, or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of my Department, that are not in use at the current time.
|
Property |
Address |
Approx hectares |
Date last used |
|
Landing pier |
Furious pier, Castletownbere, Co. Cork |
0.4 |
not in use since 2000 |
|
Fort Shannon |
Tarbert, Co. Kerry |
0.81 |
vacated by the Defence Forces 1998 |
|
Former military barracks |
Castlebar, Co. Mayo |
2.43 |
Barracks closed in 2012. Disposal to Mayo County Council at an advanced stage and the Reserve Defence Force will be remaining in situ |
|
Former military barracks |
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary |
1.09 |
In use up to 2013 |
|
Former military barracks |
Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
9.61 |
Barracks closed in 2012. Portions currently occupied by various organisations. |
|
|
|
Approx sq footage |
|
|
9 vacant dwellings |
Sydney Parade, Collins Barracks, Cork City |
860 sq ft each |
Vacant since 2007 and in need of major refurbishment |
|
former married quarters |
23 Orchard Park, Curragh, Co. Kildare |
860 |
Vacant since 2016 and in need of major refurbishment |
|
former married quarters |
85 Orchard Park, Curragh, Co. Kildare |
860 |
Vacant since 2016 and in need of major refurbishment |
|
former married quarters |
17 Cathal Brugha Apartments, Dublin 6 |
860 |
Vacant since 2013 in need of refurbishment |
|
former married quarters |
22 Cathal Brugha Apartments, Dublin 6 |
860 |
Vacant since 2009 in need of refurbishment |
|
former married quarters |
23 Cathal Brugha Apartments, Dublin 6 |
860 |
Vacant since 2009 in need of major refurbishment |
