Departmental Offices

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Questions (197)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

197. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the lease, including the terms of the lease, location, price and duration. [35878/20]

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Written answers

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

Matters relating to the leasing of property in general for my Department are the responsibility of the Office of Public Works. However, the following properties have been leased in respect of NPWS projects:

Details	Location	Term of lease	Cost €
Old School House in Carron (rent of Burren Programme project office)	Co. Clare	Annual rental from the Carron Parish Community Project. This is part of the NPWS contribution to the running of Burren Programme, which is administered by DAFM	€ 8,717.28 Oct. 2020 to Oct. 2021
Life Project Office, Mullingar	Co. Westmeath	Signed on 7 June 2016 for a period 4 years and 9 months, paid quarterly in advance. The office is for the EU LIFE Irish Raised Bog (LIFE14 NAT/IE/000032) ‘The Living Bog’	€8,856 per annum.
KerryLIFE Project	Glencar, Co. Kerry	Original lease, November 2014 to December 2019, extended to cover the period January to September 2020. Total lease for 5 years and 11 months Overall lease for 5 years and 11 months. The lease has now expired and the Department has vacated the premises.	The cost of the original lease was €24,975, extension cost (2020) €4,050, total of €29,025