Departmental Properties.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2006

Thursday, 30 November 2006

Ceisteanna (97)

Paul Kehoe

Ceist:

97 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the properties his Department or bodies in his Department has leased on long or short-term lease from a private company or person since 1 January 2003 to date in 2006; the name of each company or person; the conditions entered into in each contract; the payment entered into; the upward rental clause that has been agreed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41011/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Mr. N. Dempsey)

Leasing of property and accommodation occupied by my Department is in the main managed by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and my Department has no direct role in these matters. My Department has a direct involvement in leasing / renting only two small properties and details of these arrangements are set out in the attached table. The issue of state bodies leasing property is an operational matter for the agencies themselves and one in which I do not have a role.

Property name or address	Length of Lease	Name of Leaser	Specific Conditions entered into, if any	Details of Payments or Cost	Details of Upward rental Clause
Seafood Control Office, Cobh, Co. Cork	Annual rental	Mr. Michael Whelan	none	Annual rental: €3000.00	none
Seafood Control Office, Greencastle, Co. Donegal	Annual rental	Foyle Fisheries Co-operative	none	Annual rental: €7,200.00	none