Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide this Deputy with full information regarding a centre (detail supplied) in Dublin 5; the amount the site is worth; the percentage of the building that remains unoccupied; the number of children this crèche will cater for; the person whose responsibility it is to manage the building; the person the contract is with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21314/08]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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As part of the negotiations for the transfer of the overall site from Dublin City Council to the Office of Public Works (OPW) in 2003, the site was valued at €1.5 million. The centre building proper is almost fully occupied. However, the crèche, which is housed in a separate smaller building on the site, is currently unoccupied, pending the execution of agreed works to upgrade it to current operating standards in child care.

The actual number of children to be catered for in the crèche when it opens will be a decision for the crèche operator. However, we are advised that the crèche could provide 37 full-time places for children, although the number of places could be increased, if some or all of the children were to be cared for on a part-time basis.

A facilities management company has been employed by the OPW to manage the day-to-day maintenance, associated utilities, security etc. of the premises but the allocation of space within the premises, is a function which has been retained by OPW.

Legal procedures are currently in train for the completion of a licence with a qualified child care operator for the operation of the crèche, and legal procedures are also in train for the transfer of the overall site from Dublin City Council to OPW.