Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the vacant properties and land not in use, owned, rented or leased by her Department or by bodies and agencies under the aegis of her 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. [55211/17]
View answerMy Department currently has approximately 300 premises under its remit.
One of these premises, in Damastown Industrial Estate Mulhuddart Dublin 15, is unoccupied since March 2016. The building is leased and is 532 square meters in size. Part of it is in use as a file storage facility for Departmental files. It is expected that this premises will be occupied in the future.
The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Low Pay Commission, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Of these only the Citizen’s Information Board has property that is vacant. See the table.
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Property name/location |
Ground Floor, Knappagh, Strandhill Road, Sligo |
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Owned/rented/leased |
Owned |
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Square footage |
142.72 square metres |
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Date of occupancy |
Property unoccupied for several years. Note currently being prepared seeking Minister’s formal consent for disposal as per DPER Circular 17/2016. |
