asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of the building operations now in progress in Kildare Place (a) the nature thereof, (b) the cost, (c) the duration, and (d) the height of the completed structures; and, if any portion of the land has been granted on lease or sold, if he will give details of any such transaction.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Building Work at Kildare Place (Dublin).
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Mr. Ryan
The building operations referred to consist of the construction of—
(a) a screen wall (including a central gateway) between the National Museum on the north and the boundary of the Church of Ireland Training College on the south; an electricity sub-station and switchroom which are necessary for the improvement of the electrical supply to the State group of buildings between Kildare Street and Upper Merrion Street; and, retaining walls for a new boilerhouse at the Central Heating Station;
(b) The work will cost about £12,500;
(c) It is expected it will be completed in another four months;
(d) The height of the screen wall will be about 22 feet. The sub-station and switchroom will be about 12 feet high.
The site of the electricity sub-station is being leased to the Electricity Supply Board for a term of 99 years, at a nominal rent of 1/- a year, the lessees to be responsible for the payment of rates and for maintenance and for the refund of the cost, estimated at £1,400, of the erection of the sub-station.