Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 308: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and location of vacant IDA sites in Kildare; the number of these sites that have being placed on the open market for sale; the number that have been offered to the local authority for sale; if there has been any interest in the sites; if not, the plans the IDA has for them; if there will be advanced factories built on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26364/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The management of IDA Ireland's industrial property portfolio is a day-to-day operational matters for the agency and not a matter in which I have a function.

I have been informed by IDA Ireland that the Agency owns six individual landbanks in County Kildare — Naas, Athy, Monasterevin, Castledermot, Newbridge and Kildare Town. Of these sites, the lands at Kildare Town lands are the only ones which have been offered to the open market by public tender.

I understand that, in 2003, three sites — Kildare Town, Castledermot and Monasterevin were offered to Kildare County Council but an agreement was not reached on land valuation and the sale did not proceed. However, I understand that, at present, there are ongoing negotiations regarding site sales in Naas and Newbridge.

IDA has invested in excess of €1.4 million in associated site development and upgrade works across the respective sites in Kildare over the past twelve months. However, there are no immediate plans for the construction of buildings.