Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of property which has been disposed of by his Department to other statutory bodies since 1 January 1998; the amount received for same; and if this represented market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38133/06]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The sale of a site comprising c. 2.7 acres to the Southern Health Board at the former Murphy Barracks, Ballincollig, Co. Cork for €1.73 million was completed in December 2004. 19.218 acres at the former Fitzgerald Camp, Fermoy, were sold to Cork County Council in 2001 for €0.974 million for development in conjunction with the IDA. 10 acres at Ringaskiddy was transferred from my Department to the Department of Education and Science in 2002 as a site for the National Maritime College. There was no transfer of funds involved as the lands were made available as my Department's contribution to the project. Castleblayney Military Post, Co. Monaghan, comprising c. 10 acres, was sold to the North Eastern Health Board for €0.762 million in 2002. 7 acres at Devoy Barracks, Naas, Co. Kildare, were ceded free of charge to Naas Urban District Council, while a further 14 acres were sold to that authority for €8.888 million. The balance of the Barracks lands — one acre — was sold to Kildare County Council for €0.381 million in 2002.

Lands comprising 6.39 acres, known as "Susan's Field", adjoining Collins Barracks, Cork, were sold to Cork City Council for €1.523 million in 2002. Circa 3.4 acres at Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick, was disposed of to Limerick City Council for €1.162 million in 2002/2003. A site comprising circa 0.931 acre, adjacent to my Department's RDF premises in Kanturk, Co. Cork, was disposed of to the Southern Health Board for a consideration of €0.178 million in 2003. Approximately 1.559 acres at Waterford Barracks was sold to Waterford City Council for €0.662 million in 2003. Spike Island, Co. Cork, was sold to the Department of Justice on foot of a nominal fund exchange of €0.065 million in 2004. In 2005, my Department's RDF premises in Killorglin was transferred to Kerry County Council for inclusion in a major town development project. In exchange, the County Council provided a new purpose built RDF premises on a nearby site owned by the Council and in addition, made a balancing payment of €0.012 million to reflect the full value of the original RDF property.

The water supply system and ancillary lands at Knockalisheen Camp were sold to Clare County Council earlier this year for €0.026 million.

The Government agreed on 16 December 2003 to the release of circa 2.5 acres at St. Bricin's Military Hospital, Dublin for inclusion in the Sustaining Progress Affordable Housing Initiative. The site was recently transferred to Dublin City Council as specified by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for a nominal consideration.

In addition, from time to time land at various locations has been dedicated to local authorities to allow for projects such as road widening or realignment schemes.

All transactions were carried out in accordance with proper procedures and at valuations reflecting the nature of the disposals.