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37 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in respect of the recent sale of 53 acres of Teagasc land at Kinsealy, County Dublin, the board of Teagasc received a valuation of the land from their estate agent prior to putting it on the market.
41 Mr. Taylor asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of the disparity that exists in the sale prices of the two parcels of Teagasc land at Kinsealy, County Dublin he has satisfied himself that both transactions showed an adequate return to the State.
44 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason there was no reserve price on the recent sale of 53 acres of Teagasc land at Kinsealy, County Dublin.
54 Mr. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will justify his decision to sanction the disposal by Teagasc of 53 acres of land at Kinsealy, County Dublin for £227,500, given that 6.5 acres of adjoining land was disposed of for £100,000 in 1989.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 41, 44 and 54 together.
The sale of the two lots of agriculturally zoned land was by public tender following wide public advertisement. As the conditions of tender did not oblige Teagasc to accept any tender it was not necessary to have a reserve price.
Teagasc obtained a professional valuation prior to the sale.
