Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Public Accounts Committee

2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 6 - Land Swap Arrangement in the Provision of Affordable Houses
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works

12:15 pm

Ms Clare McGrath:

In respect of leased accommodation, we have no vacant buildings. In respect of office accommodation, we do not have vacant buildings. However, 155 Garda stations which were operationally closed have been handed to us and we must look at disposing these. We would have some buildings which we are refurbishing for office accommodation. We also have built new Coast Guard stations and, accordingly, we are looking at disposing the old ones. We have community initiatives which have seen Garda stations licensed to local communities for their use.