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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2022

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Questions (316)

Mairéad Farrell

Question:

316. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 8 February 2022, the total purchase price that the OPW paid including fees for each of the Drogheda west property and decentralisation sites; and the prices that the council is to pay acquiring them. [8216/22]

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I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) that the total purchase price of the four sites in Drogheda, Co. Louth was €9,700,000. The sites were purchased from Drogheda Borough Council for the Decentralisation Programme that was suspended by Government in 2011.

The location, current and future proposed use of the four sites is as follows:

1.

Murdoch’s carpark at rear of Westgate House

Retained by the CPW for use by An Garda Síochána.

2.

Linenhall Street

Transferred to the Courts Service for the development of the new Drogheda Courthouse for a nominal amount (€10.00) in 2015. The transfer took place prior to the introduction of the Protocols set out in D/PER Circular: 11/15 Protocols for the Transfer and Sharing of State Property Assets.

3.

Abbey Street/Dominick Street carpark

Part of this site was transferred to the Courts Service. The remainder is in use by Louth County Council as a carpark and negotiations are ongoing with the OPW to put a Lease Agreement in place.

4.

Mell / Trinity Street carpark

Louth County Council are acquiring this site under the Protocols.

The purchase price of Westgate House was €2,325,000.

Negotiations are ongoing between the Office of Public Works and Louth County Council for the acquisition of Westgate House and the site at the Mell. Once negotiations are concluded, the transfer cost for each will be publicly available.

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