Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Departmental Expenditure

8:00 am

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected cost of outfitting the new Enterprise Ireland facility in Eastpoint in order to make it fit for purpose; the components of the cost structure; and the projected completion date of the relocation. [2726/07]

Photo of Ciarán CuffeCiarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 190: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected cost of the refurbishment and refitting work that will be required in the transfer of Enterprise Ireland offices, laboratories and other facilities in the transfer from their current premises in Glasnevin to the proposed new premises in the East Wall area. [2724/07]

Photo of Micheál MartinMicheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 and 190 together.

The outfitting of Enterprise Ireland's new Dublin based offices at Eastpoint is an operational matter for the Agency itself, and not one in which I am involved.

A design team is currently working on the specific internal layout and design of the offices. The design team will prepare a detailed cost estimate for the outfitting of the premises to facilitate the Agency's business needs.

The final cost will depend on such factors as the outcome of the competitive tendering process. Importantly, this cost can be set against the overall financial benefit accruable to the exchequer from the move to Eastpoint, such as the sale of a substantial part of the Glasnevin site. It is anticipated that the benefit to the exchequer will be a multiple of the cost of fitting out the new facility at Eastpoint.

Enterprise Ireland are not transferring laboratories to East Point, as services previously carried out from the laboratories at the Glasnevin site have ceased to operate.

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