Departmental Properties

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2022

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Ceisteanna (354)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

354. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant properties that are owned by his Department; the estimated economic value of the vacant properties; and if he will provide a list of such properties. [52845/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence

The Defence Forces building stock covers a range of building types from residential buildings to ammunition depots and given their military nature it is not the policy to value same. I assume the material sought by the Deputy relates to buildings of a residential nature which would attract a LPT liability. My officials are now collating, with the Defence Forces, this material and I will arrange to have same forwarded as soon as possible.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

I refer to the above-referenced Parliamentary Question No. 77 (copy enclosed for ease of reference), which was the subject of a holding reply at the time, I am now in a position to provide the requested material.

The number of vacant residential properties under the stewardship of the Department, are Cork- ten (10), Kildare – fifty-five (55) and Dublin – seven (7), giving a total of seventy-two (72).

Due to the military nature of the building stock, my Department’s policy is not to carry out valuations. You will see in the attached estimated LPT band on the residential buildings that attract LPT, which is based on the Revenue valuation market value tool.

The attached table indicates the number, locations, estimated economic value based on the LPT region and vesting of the properties.

The Deputy may be aware that it is a long-standing policy that long term residential married quarters are no longer provided. It is not intended to reverse this long standing policy, which was introduced in the early 1990’s and was implemented on a gradual basis in recognition of the sensitivities involved for military personnel and their families.

The majority of these buildings are within military installations where military activities are continuously taking place. The future use of such buildings facilities is primarily a matter for the Defence Forces to consider in the context of their operational and training requirements. To be clear, it is not intended to reverse the policy on the provision of Married Quarters, this is particularly relevant in the context of the Curragh Camp, which is now a Training Centre and not a self-contained military community as was the case in the past.

				Within Military Installation	Status
Address - Line 1	Address - Line 2	Address - Line 3	Yes	No	Accommodation -(MQ, SLI, Overholders, Chaplains)	Unoccupied	Notes	Estimated LPT Price Band
Fort Templebreedy	Crosshaven	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€200,001 -€262,500
1 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
3 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
4 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
7 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
8 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
9 Camp Field	Collins Barracks	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
15 Haulbowline	*Naval Base	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€252,501 - €350,000
16 Haulbowline	*Naval Base	Cork	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€252,501 - €350,000
17 Cathal Brugha	Cathal Brugha Apts Rathmines	Dublin	0	1	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
22 Cathal Brugha	Cathal Brugha Apts Rathmines	Dublin	0	1	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
23 Cathal Brugha	Cathal Brugha Apts Rathmines	Dublin	0	1	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
A House W Wing -Sarsfield House	Cathal Brugha Barracks	Dublin	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€200,001 - €262,500
C House E wing	Cathal Brugha Barracks	Dublin	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€200,001 - €262,500
McKee House	McKee Barracks	Dublin	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
4 Casement Aerodrome	Baldonnel	Dublin	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
1 Fire Station Villas	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 Fire Station Villas	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
4 Fire Station Villas	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
25 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
26 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
27 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
28/29 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
30 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
31 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
32 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
33/34 McDermott Tce	McDermott Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
24 O'Higgins Rd	Ceannt Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
25 O'Higgins Rd	Ceannt Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
26 O'Higgins Rd	Ceannt Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
32 O'Higgins Rd	Ceannt Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
34 O'Higgins Rd	Ceannt Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
40 O'Higgins Rd	McDonagh Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
4 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
5 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
6 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
9 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
10 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
15 O'Higgins Tce	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
17 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
18 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
21 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
22 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
27 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
28 O'Higgins Tce	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Vacant	€0 - €200,000
1/2 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
5 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
6/7 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
9/10 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
11/12 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
13/14 Pearse Tce	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
1 W.O.Quarters	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 W.O.Quarters	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 W.O.Quarters	Hospital Area Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
3 W.O.Quarters	Hospital Area Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
1 W.O.Quarters	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 W.O.Quarters	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
40 W.O.Quarters	Clarke Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
43 W.O.Quarters	Clarke Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 W.O.Quarters	McDonagh Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
Pumping Stations	McDonagh Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
Canteen Managers	Pearse Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
QM House	Pearse Barracks Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
1 Connolly Villas	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 Connolly Villas	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
3 Connolly Villas	Connolly Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
QM House	McDonagh Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 South Rd	Hospital, Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	1	0	Vacant	€200,001 - €262,500
1 Plunkett Villas	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
2 Plunkett Villas	Plunkett Barracks Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000
3 Plunkett Villas	Plunkett Barracks, Curragh	Kildare	1	0	0	1	Uninhabitable	€0 - €200,000