Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

While I accept the Minister's goodwill in this matter, there is a dearth of community, sporting and other resources in County Kildare which could be addressed, at least in part, through the use of the ten acre site or the value thereof. If the property is to be sold, a methodology should be found to make the site or the value thereof available to the community. The use to which the remainder of the site is put is also of great importance given its central location in Kildare.

In the past two hours, senior officials in Kildare County Council have informed me that they have no record of the Department making it an offer of the lands in question. I am also informed by the elected representatives of the council that they were not consulted or informed at any stage in 2009 that the Department of Defence wanted to transfer the site of more than 62 acres gratis to the local authority. Someone, therefore, is wrong.

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