Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 April 2024
844. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13828/24]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that my Department owns two properties that are currently vacant - Thornton Hall in Kilsallaghan, Co. Dublin and Westview House in Cork City.
Westview House is under the Probation service and has been largely vacant since 2019 apart from some ad hoc use. The farmhouse at Thornton Hall has been vacant since 2005. The availability of both these properties has been notified to the local authorities and other agencies. The Deputy will be aware that the site at Thornton Hall was purchased by the State in 2005 for a new prison development that did not proceed at the time. The site is a fully serviced green field site which remains available for development if required in the future.
|
Property |
Location |
Length of time vacant |
|
Westview House |
Cork City |
Since April 2019* |
|
Thornton Hall |
Killsallaghan Co. Dublin |
Since 2005 |
*excluding ad hoc usage by the IPO to conduct remote interviews
