Written answers
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Department of Finance
Departmental Property
10:00 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the buildings which have been vacated by Departments in Dublin to facilitate a move to another location within Dublin; the reasons for such moves; if he will indicate the use to which the vacant buildings will be put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8284/09]
Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Buildings which have been vacated by Government Departments in Dublin over the last five years, to facilitate a move to another location within Dublin are listed as follows together with the reasons for such moves.
| 2004 | |||
| Date | Property | Location | Reasons for move/current status |
| 28 February 2004 | Tallaght Driving Test Centre | Unit 1, Belgard Industrial Estate | Lease expired — property surrendered. |
| 5 May 2004 | Lad Lane | Baggot Street, Dublin 2 | Operations relocated to State-owned facility and property was sold. |
| 16 May 2004 | Earlsfort Terrace Earl Ctr, block B | Earlsfort Centre, Block B, Earlsfort Terrace | Operations relocated elsewhere in Dublin. Lease surrendered. |
| 30 August 2004 | Former Revenue Office | 14-16 Lord Edward St., Dublin 2 | Operations relocated to other properties within State Portfolio. Lease surrendered. |
| 31 August 2004 | Hardwicke Hse | 6/7 Hatch Street | Short-term letting to house additional staff for EU presidency. Lease subsequently surrendered. |
| 15 September 2004 | 72-76 St. Stephen's Green | Dublin 2 | Staff housed elsewhere in Dublin 2. Property sold. |
| 2005 | |||
| Date | Property | Location | Reasons for move/current status |
| 30 September 2005 | 5/9 South Frederick St | Dublin 2 | Staff relocated to other property within State Property Portfolio. Lease surrendered. |
| 21 December 2005 | 26-27 Eden quay — former Mercantile Office | Dublin 1 | Staff relocated to State-owned building in Leeson Lane. Property sold. |
| 2006 | |||
| Date | Property | Location | Reasons for move/current status |
| 17 February 2006 | Former Veterinary College, Shelbourne Road | Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Operations relocated to UCD. Property sold. |
| 30 June 2006 | Faculty Bld., Shelbourne Road | Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. | Operations relocated to UCD. Property sold. |
| 18 September 2006 | Riverbank Courts | Merchant's Quay | Operations relocated to the Four Courts. Lease surrendered. |
| 17 October 2006 | Victoria Street SWO | Dublin 8 | Operations relocated to new Social Welfare Facility in Bishop's Square. Lease surrendered. |
| 27 October 2006 | Gardiner Street former SWO | Dublin 1 | Operations relocated to State-owned Facility in Coolock. Property sold. |
| 2007 | |||
| Date | Property | Location | Reasons for move/current status |
| January 2007 | The Plaza | Tallaght | C.E.R. relocated to a larger premises in Tallaght, space in the Plaza allocated to An Garda Síochána. |
| July 2007 | Hainault House | Dublin 2 | Dublin Transportation Office relocated to space already leased in Irish Life. Space in Hainault House allocated to the Department of Foreign Affairs. |
| 2008 | |||
| Date | Property | Location | Reasons for move/current status |
| 1 January 2008 | Probation & Welfare Service | Smithfield | Rationalisation of Probation and Welfare Services in new location in Smithfield area. Lease surrendered. |
| 31 January 2008 | Hume House | Ballsbridge | Staff relocated to Agriculture House, a State-owned building. Lease surrendered. |
| 18 February 2008 | Ballymun SWO | Ballymun | Operations relocated to new State-owned building. Lease surrendered. |
| 29 February 2008 | State Warehouse | Castleforbes Road | Operations relocated to purpose-built facility in Dublin Port area. Lease surrendered. |
| 11 July 2008 | 84/88 Sth. Great George's St | Dublin 2 | Lease expired and building surrendered. Operations relocated to new facility nearby. |
| July 2008 | Ballagh House | Dublin 2 | Staff relocated to new State-owned facility in Merrion Row. The property has been reallocated to the Department of Justice. |
| 6 November 2008 | 26 Harcourt St | Dublin 2 | Lease expired and building surrendered. Operations relocated to State-owned facility. |
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