The Office of Public Works rents space in some 377 buildings for the purposes of providing office accommodation for various Government Departments throughout the twenty-six counties. The following table schedules by county the number of buildings involved and the total annual rent arising:
|
COUNTY
|
No OF BUILDINGS
|
TOTAL RENT PA
|
|
CARLOW
|
7
|
€647,941.78
|
|
CAVAN
|
5
|
€432,743.30
|
|
CLARE
|
7
|
€255,335.94
|
|
CORK
|
36
|
€3,007,196.37
|
|
DONEGAL
|
16
|
€367,147.78
|
|
DUBLIN
|
132
|
€77,040,460.15
|
|
GALWAY
|
27
|
€3,551,026.93
|
|
KERRY
|
11
|
€825,556.14
|
|
KILDARE
|
13
|
€1,046,207.95
|
|
KILKENNY
|
3
|
€65,618.20
|
|
LAOIS
|
8
|
€946,752.99
|
|
LEITRIM
|
2
|
€812,220.00
|
|
LIMERICK
|
12
|
€2,664,995.15
|
|
LONGFORD
|
4
|
€61,317.64
|
|
LOUTH
|
9
|
€610,954.50
|
|
MAYO
|
13
|
€625,649.36
|
|
MEATH
|
10
|
€2,059,502.60
|
|
MONAGHAN
|
8
|
€327,661.60
|
|
OFFALY
|
5
|
€363,384.30
|
|
ROSCOMMON
|
4
|
€61,497.55
|
|
SLIGO
|
7
|
€683,783.15
|
|
TIPPERARY
|
15
|
€1,196,767.46
|
|
WATERFORD
|
6
|
€280,534.68
|
|
WESTMEATH
|
6
|
€704,430.66
|
|
WEXFORD
|
5
|
€288,916.60
|
|
WICKLOW
|
6
|
€721,353.87
|
There are three buildings (including part building) which have unallocated space. The details associated with these buildings, which are also included in the previous table, are as follows:
|
Building
|
Rent Per Annum
|
Comment
|
|
Westward Town Centre, Sligo, Co Sligo
|
€31,000.00
|
OPW will be surrendering this lease in 2012.
|
|
Phoenix House, Conyngham Road, Dublin 8
|
€365,000.00
|
OPW will be allocating space in Phoenix House in early 2012.
|
|
Irish Life Centre, Block 1, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1 (part building -5th floor)
|
€215,000.00
|
OPW will be surrendering this lease in 2012.
|
