Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 7 Oct 1992

Vol. 423 No. 1

Written Answers. - Sale of Married Quarters.

Ruairí Quinn

Ceist:

97 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline in respect of (a) soldiers (b) non-commissioned officers and (c) officers, the married quarters which have been sold by his Department and Army authorities to the tenants; the location and number of such residences; the basis of the valuation upon which the sale transaction was made; the terms of the sale, including the length of period of repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Defence (Mr. Wilson)

A scheme for the sale of Other ranks married quarters located outside of military barracks was introduced by my Department in 1988. A total of 176 married quarters has been sold to date to the occupants under the terms of the scheme and a further 16 are still in the process of sale.

The price of each quarter was the current market value as assessed by the Commissioner of Valuation less the following discounts: (1) a discount of 40 per cent of the market value for all eligible occupants, (2) an additional 10 per cent discount for the occupants of quarters which were first occupied prior to 1st January, 1960 and (3) a discount of £2,000 in lieu of the grant to first time purchasers of new private houses.

(The nett sale price was subject to a minimum price of £4,000.)

Apart from a restrictive covenant on re-sale within a period of ten years without the prior consent of the Minister for Defence as well as an exemption from the payment of stamp duty on the conveyance the standard terms of sale applied.

In addition seven officers' married quarters located outside of barracks were sold to the occupants since 1987 at market value as assessed by the Commissioner of Valuation. The following statement indicates the location and number of all the above-mentioned properties.

In all cases financing arrangements were a matter for individual purchasers and the full purchase price was payable on completion of the usual legal formalities.

Statement

Locations	Number of Quarters Sold
Sale of Officers Married Quarters
Bay Estate, Dundalk, County Louth	1
Camden House, Fort Camden, County Cork	1
103, Foxfield Grove, Raheny, Dublin 5	1
Bennett House, Kildare, County Kildare	1
Former Chaplains Quarters, Kickham Barracks, Clonmel, County Tipperary	1
No. 34 Leopardstown Avenue, Dublin 18	1
No. 36 Leopardstown Avenue, Dublin 18	1
Total	7
Sale of Other Ranks Married Quarters
McKee Park, Dublin 7	78
Liam Mellowes Park, Galway	19
St. Ruth's Park, Athlone, County Westmeath	19
McCormack's Park, Athlone, County Westmeath	17
Thomas Kent Park, Cork	23
St. Barbara's Park, Kildare, County Kildare	14
Devoy Terrace, Naas, County Kildare	6
Total	176