Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the properties his Department or bodies in his Department has leased on long or short-term lease from a private company or person since 1 January 2003 to date in 2006; the name of each company or person; the conditions entered into in each contract; the payment entered into; the upward rental clause that has been agreed in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41018/06]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Iveagh House, is owned by the State. The Department has staff in seven other premises in Dublin. In the case of six of these, the premises are rented on the Department's behalf by the Office of Public Works. The same arrangement applies in regard to the Passport Office in Cork. One property in Dublin is leased directly by the Department and the relevant details are as follows:

The Department also maintains a network of missions abroad, some of which are owned by the State but the majority are rented. In a number of locations, Ireland House arrangements are in place, with the accommodation being shared between the Mission and offices of Irish State Agencies. In these cases, the proportionate share of the overall rent is recouped by the Department from the relevant State Agency.