Seanad debates
Wednesday, 26 February 2003
Adjournment Matters. - Defence Forces Property.
Currently, six of the nine officers' married quarters are occupied and to date the only information these residents have obtained regarding the proposed sale of lands, including the houses, has come from media reports. To the best of my knowledge, where quarters were previously disposed of they were offered for sale at market value to the incumbents. In this case, however, it is rumoured that they are being offered for sale with vacant possession. I understand that a number of these residents of these six occupied quarters would be glad of the opportunity to purchase their respective property, which in many cases has become their family home, at the market value. Needless to say, this period of uncertainty is most distressing for the families concerned because they have received no written communication of any nature concerning the implications for them and their families.
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