Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance the income realised each year for the past four years from the disposal of property in Dublin under the decentralisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35544/08]

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the properties sold and the price obtained for each property that in total account for the figure of €387.5 million as referred to in his reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 111, 121, 146, 149, 263, 264 and 265 of 30 January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/08]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 227 together.

The figure of €387.5 million represented the total value of proceeds from the disposal of State properties countrywide between January 2004 and December 2007 inclusive. The following tables show the total list of properties in Dublin disposed of in the last 4 years and the value achieved.

A figure in excess of €20,000,000 not included above was agreed for Spruce House but Contracts have not yet been executed.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of expenditure incurred to date on purchase or rent of property outside Dublin under the decentralisation scheme; the other costs incurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The breakdown of expenditure incurred to date on the acquisition of properties outside of Dublin under the decentralisation programme is detailed in the following tabular statement.

The table does not include approximately €24m expended in respect of furniture, total rent, VAT on fit outs, surveys and fees, per cent for art scheme and other property related miscellaneous expenditure.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress or plans made on the further large disposals of property in Dublin planned for 2009, as referred to in the July 2007 Progress Report of the Decentralisation Implementation Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35546/08]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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The Commissioners of Public Works have no plans at present for the disposal of further properties in Dublin in 2009.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken down between property and non-property costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/08]

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by his Department on implementing the decentralisation scheme, including the number of staff who have moved under the scheme and the property bought or rented outside Dublin under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35570/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together.

The following table sets out the non-property costs incurred by my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department.

The PAS had incurred expenditure in the amount of €502,785 in relation to the staffing of the Central Applications Facility to facilitate the decentralisation programme, up to end June 2008.

I am informed by the OPW that the following table contains the property costs for my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department to date. The table also sets out details of staff who have re-located under the decentralisation scheme to end September 2008.

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the income obtained through the disposal by the Office of Public Works of property in Dublin no longer needed due to the decentralisation programme to date in 2008; the properties sold and the price obtained for each property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35597/08]

Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if property disposals referred to in his reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 111, 121, 146, 149, 263, 264 and 265 of 30 January 2008 have occurred to date in 2008; the detail of each one and the income received; if there remain other further ongoing large property disposals planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35598/08]

Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together.

The Commissioners of Public Works have not disposed of any property in Dublin in 2008 which was no longer needed due to the decentralisation programme. It would be inappropriate at this stage to indicate publicly property disposals planned for the future.