John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

In most cases, these leases are of relatively short duration and will not involve negotiation of termination arrangements or the payment of a penalty to end the lease. The most widely publicised lease concerns the storage facility in Cavan-Monaghan, which was arranged by the former Monaghan county registrar. While the length of that lease - which has been publicised as being for 25 years - has been the subject of much public comment, this arrangement was somewhat exceptional in comparison with the other leases.

On the question regarding a deadline, I cannot give the Deputy a definitive date as to when all these arrangements will be completed. However, I am hopeful that progress can be made. The Department has made contact with and is in negotiations with the Nedap-Powervote company.

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