Written answers
Tuesday, 17 May 2005
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Departmental Properties
9:00 pm
Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of all the assets worth more than €100,000 that his Department has sold since 1997; the total value of all these assets; the purposes for which the proceeds from the sale of same were used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16300/05]
Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will supply an inventory of all assets, specifically land and buildings, disposed of by his Department in each of the past 10 years; if transactions were in accordance with proper procedures in the case in which such apply; the date of each sale; the location and asset disposed of in each case; the disposal price agreed; and the purchaser involved. [16402/05]
Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 181 together.
I have provided the information requested in respect of land and buildings disposed of under the headings of foreshore and the fishery harbour centres. My Department is assessing the possible scope for a further more detailed reply in relation to disposals, if any, of other assets over the period, subject to the availability of the relevant information within my Department and the availability of resources to collate the information.
The following areas of foreshore were sold in the last ten years under the State Property Act.
| Date of Sale | Location | Purchaser | Purchase Price | Area Sold |
| â'¬ | ||||
| 18/06/1995 | Dunkettle, Co. Cork | Cork Corporation | 51,026 | 7.7 acres |
| 29/06/1995 | River Lee Tunnel | Cork Corporation | 438,060 | 56.77 acres |
| 31/01/1996 | Cullentra, Co. Wexford | Wexford Harbour Commissioners | 1,905 | 0.42 acres |
| 05/11/1996 | Haggerdstown, Co. Louth | Louth County Council | 6,349 | 40m2 |
| 19/12/1996 | Bunratty, Co. Clare | John & Bernadette O'Connell | 7,491 | 0.2 acres |
| 09/01/1998 | Knockadoon Pier, Co. Cork | Cork County Council | 1,524 | 0.1 acres |
| 21/04/1999 | Lenaboy, Salthill | Mayor Aldemen & Burgesses of the County, Borough of Galway | 6,349 | 11 acres, 2 roods 25 perches |
| 18/04/2000 | Deepwater Quay, Sligo | Sligo Harbour Commissioners | 1,097 | 8.156 acres |
| 11/05/2000 | Malahide | Malahide Marina Village Ltd | 580,397 | 4.82 acres |
| 27/11/2001 | Clonroad, Ennis, Co. Clare | Thomas McGrath Avonlea, Francis St., Clonroad, Ennis, Co. Clare | 12,697 | 0.08 acres |
| 12/2001 | Steamboat Quay, Limerick | Steamboat Developments Ltd. | 419,014 | 0.057 acres |
The proceeds of these sales were brought to credit as appropriation-in-aid of the Department's Vote and were therefore surrendered to the Exchequer. In addition, the following sites at fishery harbour centres were sold and the proceeds from the sales were lodged to the fishery harbour centres fund in accordance with the provisions of the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968, as amended. Section 9 of this Act specifies that all such moneys should be paid into the fishery harbour centres fund.
| Date of Sale | Premises/Land | Purchaser | Purchase Price |
| â'¬ | |||
| March 2000 | Reclaimed Foreshore at Rossaveel Fishery Harbour Centre, Rossaveel, Co. Galway | Iasc Mara Teo | 12,698 |
| January 2003 | Site for Fire Station at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, Killybegs, Co. Donegal | Donegal County Council | 272,992 |
| September 2003 | Plot of land at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre, Howth, Co. Dublin | CIE | 51,000 |
These sales were in accordance with the provisions of the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968, as amended and based on independent valuations.
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