Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2023
103. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the engagement he or his Department has had with the Land Development Agency and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the identification (details supplied) by the Land Development Agency of Renmore Barracks in Galway as a potential site for housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29520/23]
View answerUpon publication of the LDA report referred to by the Deputy, my Department attended a meeting of the Inter Department Sub-Group on State Lands and Property Group earlier this year. The purpose of the briefing was to allow the LDA explain the background to their statutory report and also to facilitate discussions in relation to a number of existing and former military installations, including Renmore Barracks, assessed by them.
For the avoidance of any doubt it is not my intention that this active military installation will be relocated and no decision on same has been made to that effect. Given the complexity and existing constraints of the site as identified by the LDA, my Department will be available to discuss further any long term requirements with the LDA and the Department of Housing as and when required.
