Departmental Properties.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 November 2009

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

Ceisteanna (377)

Ciarán Cuffe

Ceist:

412 Deputy Ciarán Cuffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will itemise the number of buildings that his Department leases; the annual rental and average price paid per square metre; if any review of the leases has been initiated to seek lower rents in the context of the current financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42696/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence (Deputy Willie O’Dea)

The premises leased by my Department for use by the Reserve Defence Forces are outlined in the tabular statement. Rents paid for these premises are based on a number of factors including size, location and quality of the facilities and vary considerably. Information on the rents paid in respect of these premises is commercially sensitive and therefore not available. However, the requirements of the RDF are reviewed annually and every effort is made on an ongoing basis to reduce costs. In this connection, expenditure by my Department on such facilities reduced from €196,128 in 2006 down to €140,479 in 2008 and will be in the region of €105,000 for 2009.

Reserve Defence Forces — Rented Property

	County	Name	Location	F/T or P/T	Brigade
1	Carlow	Community Hall	Borris	P/T	Eastern
2		St. John’s community Centre	Hacketstown	P/T	Eastern
3		St. Patrick’s GAA	Tullow	P/T	Eastern
4	Clare	Community Centre	Doonaha	P/T	Southern
5		Community Centre	Milltown Malbay	P/T	Southern
6	Cork	Town Hall	Bandon	P/T	Southern
7		Parochial Hall	Bantry	P/T	Southern
8		Beara Sports Hall	Castletownbere	P/T	Southern
9		Community Hall	Charleville	P/T	Southern
10		Industrial Hall	Clonakilty	P/T
11		St. Patrick’s Hall	Dunmanway	P/T	Southern
12		Parish Hall	Kilworth	P/T	Southern
13		Millstreet GAA	Millstreet	P/T	Southern
14	Donegal	St. Finian’s Hall, Station Rd	Falcarragh	P/T	Western
15		Moville Road	Carndonagh	F/T	Western
16		Community Hall, Massinass	Creeslough	P/T	Western
17	Galway	Community Centre	Glenamaddy	P/T	Western
18		Headford College	Headford	P/T	Western
19		Parochial House	Carraroe	P/T	Western
20		Community Centre	Oughterard	P/T	Western
21	Kilkenny		Dunamaggin	P/T	Southern
22	Leitrim	Mayflower Ballroom	Glenfarne	P/T	Western
23		Community Hall	Carrawallen	P/T
24			Drumsna	F/T
25	Limerick	Community Hall	Abbeyfeale	P/T	Southern
26		Community Centre	Boher	P/T	Southern
27		Town Hall	Hospital	P/T	Southern
28		Community Centre	Pallaskenry	P/T	Southern
29		Community Centre	Rathkeale	P/T	Southern
30		Community Centre	Pallas Green	P/T	Southern
31		Parochial Hall	Kilmallock	P/T	Southern
32	Mayo	Community Centre	Roundfort Hollymount	P/T	Western
33		Town Hall	Claremorris	P/T	Western
34		Community Centre	Swinford	P/T
35		Bohernasup	Ballina	P/T	Western
36	Meath	Community Centre	Oldcastle	P/T	Eastern
37		Scoil Mhuire	Trim	P/T	Eastern
38	Monaghan	7 Main street	Carrickmacross	F/T	Eastern
39		Monaghan GAA	Monaghan Town	P/T
40	Offaly	St. Mary’s Hall	Ferbane	P/T	Eastern
41		Kilcruttin Business Park	Tullamore	F/T	Eastern
42	Sligo	Unit 12 B, Business Park	Cleveragh	F/T	Western
43		Community Centre	Tobercurry	P/T	Western
44	Tipperary	St. Patrick’s Hall	Ballymacarbry	P/T	Southern
45	Waterford	Community Hall	Villierstown	P/T	Southern
46	Wexford	St. Aidan’s Hall	Bunclody	P/T	Eastern
47		Community Hall	Cortnacuddy	P/T	Eastern
48		Community Hall	Cushinstown	P/T	Eastern
49		Scout Hall	Gorey	P/T	Eastern
50	Wicklow	Parochial Hall	Tinahely	P/T	Eastern
51		Community College	Arklow	P/T	Eastern

F/T = fulltime use P/T = part-time use.