Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 February 2024
147. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the timeframe required for the conclusion of Columb Barracks to be transferred to the LDA for the purposes of providing housing and associated social/community developments. [7548/24]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, following the establishment of the LDA in September 2018, the Government decided that two Defence properties would transfer to the LDA, one of which is the former Columb Barracks in Mullingar.
Officials in my Department have worked with the Chief State Solicitor's Office as a priority matter to finalise pre-contract matters, relating to Title and other formalities in advance of the formal transfer of the property to the LDA. My Department has completed all the pre-contract paperwork to facilitate the transfer of the site as soon as the LDA is ready to accept the site.
