Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Industrial Development (Forfás Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage

1:30 pm

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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That continues to be the case. Every effort has been made by Forfás to seek replacement tenants or to dispose of the leasehold interest. Working with professional estate agents, a number of marketing initiatives were undertaken since 2008. Forfás has worked with IDA Ireland in marketing the property. The Office of Public Works and the Department of Finance were advised of the availability of the vacant space in the building for consideration in respect of any requests to OPW from the public sector for additional space.

In 2011 and 2012, Forfás stepped up direct marketing and during this period a total of 12 viewings of the building took place. A letting was not secured.